Incident Overview

Date: Sunday 7 April 2024
Aircraft Type: Cessna 208 Caravan I
Owner/operator: ISR Aviation LLC, opb Connecticut Parachutists Inc
Registration Number: N90JF
Location: Ellington Airport (7B9), Ellington, CT – ÿ United States of America
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Substantial
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7
Component Affected: Landing gearLanding gear
Investigating Agency: NTSBNTSB
Category: Accident
Narrative
An airplane returned to the airport after releasing five skydivers during a gusty headwind. It struck an embankment and landed upside down, resulting in nosegear separation and skidding onto the runway. Extensive damage was observed to the fuselage, and the pilot reported no mechanical failures.An airplane returned to the airport after releasing five skydivers during a gusty headwind. It struck an embankment and landed upside down, resulting in nosegear separation and skidding onto the runway. Extensive damage was observed to the fuselage, and the pilot reported no mechanical failures.

Description

The airplane was returning to the airport after releasing five skydivers. During short final approach to the 1,800-ft-long runway, in a gusty headwind, the airplane touched down just prior to the runway and the landing gear struck an embankment. The nosegear separated and the airplane skid onto and off the right side of the runway. It subsequently came to rest upright in a grass area off the right side of the runway. Examination of the wreckage revealed substantial damage to the lower and right fuselage. The examination did not reveal any preimpact mechanical malfunctions of the airplane that would have precluded normal operation, nor did the pilot report any. Probable Cause: The pilot?s failure to maintain a proper glidepath to the runway, which resulted in a runway undershoot and collision with terrain.

Source of Information

https://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/plane-makes-hard-landing-at-ellington-airport/3260095/, https://www.ctinsider.com/journalinquirer/article/ellington-airport-small-plane-hard-landing-faa-19390369.php, https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=194044, https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=90JF, https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/N90JF/history/20240407/1409Z/7B9/7B9, https://www.israviation.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/aircraft-N90JF1-1024×683.jpghttps://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/plane-makes-hard-landing-at-ellington-airport/3260095/, https://www.ctinsider.com/journalinquirer/article/ellington-airport-small-plane-hard-landing-faa-19390369.php, https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=194044, https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=90JF, https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/N90JF/history/20240407/1409Z/7B9/7B9, https://www.israviation.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/aircraft-N90JF1-1024×683.jpg

Primary Cause

Pilot’s failure to maintain a proper glidepath, leading to a runway undershoot and collision with terrain.Pilot’s failure to maintain a proper glidepath, leading to a runway undershoot and collision with terrain.

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