Lakewood Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Lakewood, New Jersey 08701
Thursday, March 16, 1989 15:00 EST

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

DURING LANDING ROLL, THE LEFT WING OF THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO LIFT AND IMMEDIATELY THE PILOT APPLIED FULL LEFT STICK AND RIGHT RUDDER, BUT THE WING CONTINUED TO LIFT AND THE AIRCRAFT TURNED TOWARDS THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE FOR A SHORT TIME THEN CRASHED AND NOSED OVER. PILOT STATED THE WINDS WERE 300 TO 330 DEGREES AT 8 KNOTS.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ADEQUATELY COMPENSATE FOR THE CROSSWIND CONDITIONS. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE CROSSWIND CONDITIONS.

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 3/16/1989
Event Day of the Week Thursday
Time of Event 1500
Event Time Zone Eastern Standard Time
Event City LAKEWOOD
Event State NEW JERSEY
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 08701
Event Date Year 1989
Event Date Month 3
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude
Event Location Longitude
Event Location Airport LAKEWOOD
Event Location Nearest Airport ID N12
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport On Airport
Distance from airport in statute miles 0
Degrees magnetic from airport 0
Airport Elevation 32
Weather Briefing Completeness Unknown
Investigator's weather source Pilot
Time of the weather observation 0
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 0
Weather Observation Facility ID
Elevation of weather observation facility 0
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 0
Time Zone of the weather observation
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height 0
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 0
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Unknown
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling Unknown
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) 0
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) 0
Visibility (Statute Miles) 10
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 4
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) -18
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 330
Variable Wind Indicator Unknown
Wind Speed (knots) 8
Wind Velocity Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust (knots) 0
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 30
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation Unknown
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury None
On Ground, Fatal Injuries 0
On Ground, Minor Injuries 0
On Ground, Serious Injuries 0
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None 1
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All --
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 77
NTSB Notification Source --
NTSB Notification Date Mar 16 1989 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time 1550
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information 38271
Date of most recent change to record Dec 13 2000 12:32PM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N41692
NTSB Number NYC89LA100
Missing Aircraft Indicator N
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed None
Flight plan Was Activated? --
Damage Substantial
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name BELLANCA
Aircraft Model 7GCBC
Aircraft Series Identifier 7GCBC
Aircraft Serial Number 592-73
Certified Max Gross Weight 1650
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 2
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Fixed
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Annual
Date of Last Inspection Aug 5 1988 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 64
Airframe Hours 1634
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated No
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name WILLIAM H. GOTTHARDT
Aircraft Owner Street Address 6 KIMBERLY COURT 77
Aircraft Owner City RED BANK
Aircraft Owner State NJ
Aircraft Owner Country
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 07701
Operator is an individual? --
Operator Name
Operator Same as Owner? No
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? No
Operator Street Address RT. 528 CEDER BRIDGE RD.
Operator City LAKEWOOD
Operator State NJ
Operator Country
Operator Zip code 08701
Operator Code
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? No
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation Unknown
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not --
Indicates Domestic or International Flight --
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail --
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Personal
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event No
Departure Airport Code N12
Departure City LAKEWOOD
Departure State NJ
Departure Country
Departure Time 1430
Departure Time Zone EST
Destination Same as Local Flt crash at destination city
Destination Airport Code
Destination City
Destination State
Destination Country
Specific Phase of Flight Landing
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Jan 2 2001 10:35AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Since inspection or accident --
Event Location Runway Number and Location 6
Runway Length 2457
Runway Width 50
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --