Cessna T337G N337JJ

Summary

On 8 June 2008 at about 22:45 local time, a Cessna T337G registered N337JJ, operated by Bruce J. Bona, was involved in an accident near GreatBarrington, Massachusetts, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

8 June 2008 at 22:45

Classification

Accident

Location

GreatBarrington, Massachusetts, United States

Nearest airport

Walter j. Koladza (GBR)

Coordinates

42.2311, -71.5307

Aircraft

Cessna T337G

Registration

N337JJ

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Bruce J. Bona

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

GreatBarrington → GreatBarrington

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX08CA172

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's misjudgment of distance and altitude, and failure to attain the proper touchdown point. The pilot's delayed remedial action was also causal.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot made a normal entry into the traffic pattern, extended the wing flaps and landing gear, and established the airplane on a normal descent path toward the runway. The pilot planned to land near the threshold of the 2,579-foot-long runway. According to the pilot, on short final approach the airplane descended faster than expected and touched down short of the threshold, impacting a berm and shearing off the landing gear. The pilot said he misjudged the touchdown point and should have increased engine power without delay once the undershoot condition was detected.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.