Cessna 120 N1899N

Summary

On 5 June 2021 at about 17:50 local time, a Cessna 120 registered N1899N, operated by NJC120 LLC, was involved in an accident near Warwick, New York, 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

5 June 2021 at 17:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Warwick, New York, United States

Nearest airport

Warwick Municipal Airport (N72)

Coordinates

41.2876, -74.2871

Aircraft

Cessna 120

Registration

N1899N

Category

Airplane

Year built

1947

Engines

1

Operator

NJC120 LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA21LA240

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to attain a proper touchdown point, which resulted in the airplane contacting the ground short of the runway.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the pilot, as he descended below a tree line on final approach to land, the airplane’s descent rate rapidly increased. He attempted to stop the descent by adding power and pitching up, but the airplane contacted the ground about 10 ft before the runway’s edge, on rough, slightly rising terrain. The left main landing gear wheel collided with the ground and separated from the gear strut. The airplane nosed down and continued across the ground before coming to rest in an upright position, partially resting on the left wing. The airplane’s left wing and fuselage were substantially damaged during the accident sequence. The pilot did not report any mechanical malfunctions or failures of the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.