Monmouth Executive Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Belmar, New Jersey 07727
Monday, March 9, 2009 12:18 EDT

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

The pilot in the right seat stated that he was the "flying pilot" at the time of the accident. The flight proceeded normally in instrument meteorological conditions. The pilot made visual contact with the airport between 1 and 2 miles from the airport, and the pilot circled to land on runway 14. When he was between 200 and 300 hundred feet above ground level, he corrected his turn to final with a "slightly aggressive bank angle" while simultaneously reducing power, resulting in an excessive sink rate. He rolled the wings to level and increased power. He was not able to arrest the sink rate before the aircraft impacted the runway. The impact collapsed the left main landing gear and caused the airplane to swerve left. The airplane came to rest approximately 1000 feet beyond the threshold off the left side of the runway. The "flying pilot" had over 133 hours in the make and model of the accident aircraft, 20 hours as pilot in command (PIC), and 3 hours as PIC in the preceding 90 days.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

The pilot's improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing.

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 3/9/2009
Event Day of the Week Monday
Time of Event 1218
Event Time Zone Eastern Daylight Time
Event City Belmar
Event State NEW JERSEY
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 07727
Event Date Year 2009
Event Date Month 3
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude 401113N
Event Location Longitude 0740729W
Event Location Airport Monmouth Executive Airport
Event Location Nearest Airport ID BLM
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport On Airport
Distance from airport in statute miles 1
Degrees magnetic from airport --
Airport Elevation 159
Weather Briefing Completeness --
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 1215 Eastern Daylight Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) --
Weather Observation Facility ID BLM
Elevation of weather observation facility 159
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) --
Time Zone of the weather observation EDT
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height 700
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 700
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Thin Broken
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling Broken
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) --
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) --
Visibility (Statute Miles) 5
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 6
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) -22
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 40
Variable Wind Indicator Wind direction could be determined
Wind Speed (knots) 5
Wind Velocity Indicator --
Wind Gust Indicator Not Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) --
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 30
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation --
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury None
On Ground, Fatal Injuries --
On Ground, Minor Injuries --
On Ground, Serious Injuries --
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None 2
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All --
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 25351
NTSB Notification Source FAA Eastern ROC
NTSB Notification Date --
NTSB Notification Time --
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information --
Date of most recent change to record Apr 15 2009 2:27PM
User who most recently changed record kenj
Basic weather conditions Instrument Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N28DA
NTSB Number ERA09CA190
Missing Aircraft Indicator --
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed IFR
Flight plan Was Activated? Yes
Damage Substantial
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name PIPER
Aircraft Model PA-42
Aircraft Series Identifier --
Aircraft Serial Number 42-8001078
Certified Max Gross Weight 11200
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class --
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats 2
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats 7
Total number of seats on the aircraft 9
Number of Engines 2
Fixed gear or retractable gear Fixed
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection 100 Hour
Date of Last Inspection Mar 7 2009 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 1
Airframe Hours 5637
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated No
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type C91
Aircraft Owner Name HORTMONT AVIATION SERVICES INC
Aircraft Owner Street Address 343 LURGAN RD
Aircraft Owner City NEW HOPE
Aircraft Owner State PA
Aircraft Owner Country USA
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 18938-9253
Operator is an individual? No
Operator Name HORTMONT AVIATION SERVICES INC
Operator Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Street Address 343 LURGAN RD
Operator City NEW HOPE
Operator State PA
Operator Country USA
Operator Zip code 18938-9253
Operator Code CDMA
Owner has at least one certificate Yes - certificate holder
Other Operator of large aircraft? No
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation --
Operator Certificate Number CDMA769C
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) Positioning
Second Pilot on Board Yes
Departure Point Same as Event No
Departure Airport Code PNE
Departure City Philadelphia
Departure State PA
Departure Country USA
Departure Time 1200
Departure Time Zone EDT
Destination Same as Local Flt crash at destination city
Destination Airport Code BLM
Destination City Belmar
Destination State NJ
Destination Country USA
Specific Phase of Flight --
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Apr 15 2009 2:27PM
User who most recently changed record kenj
Since inspection or accident Time of Accident
Event Location Runway Number and Location 14
Runway Length 7300
Runway Width 80
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --