Northeast Philadelphia Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19114
Friday, March 21, 2014 12:31 EDT

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

At the conclusion of the uneventful flight, the pilot approached to land in gusty wind conditions. As the airplane touched down during the landing, it began skidding across the runway to the left on the right main and nose landing gear. The pilot attempted to regain control of the airplane by reducing engine power and applying heaving braking, but the airplane departed the side of the runway. Before coming to a stop, the airplane rolled to the right, and the right wing contacted the ground, resulting in substantial damage to the wing. The pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures of the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane while landing in gusty wind conditions.

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 3/21/2014
Event Day of the Week Friday
Time of Event 1231
Event Time Zone Eastern Daylight Time
Event City Philadelphia
Event State PENNSYLVANIA
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 19114
Event Date Year 2014
Event Date Month 3
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude 400455N
Event Location Longitude 0750038W
Event Location Airport NORTHEAST PHILADELPHIA
Event Location Nearest Airport ID PNE
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport --
Distance from airport in statute miles 0
Degrees magnetic from airport 90
Airport Elevation 120
Weather Briefing Completeness --
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 1654 Coordinated Universal Time? Same as GMT
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 279
Weather Observation Facility ID KPNE
Elevation of weather observation facility 119
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 0
Time Zone of the weather observation UTC
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height --
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height --
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Clear
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling None
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) --
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) --
Visibility (Statute Miles) 10
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 11
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) -4
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 300
Variable Wind Indicator Wind direction could be determined
Wind Speed (knots) 10
Wind Velocity Indicator --
Wind Gust Indicator Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) 17
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 30.03
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation --
METAR weather report METAR KPNE 211654Z AUTO 30010G17KT 10SM CLR 11/M04
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 1
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All --
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 33412
NTSB Notification Source FAA Philadelphia FSDO
NTSB Notification Date --
NTSB Notification Time --
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information --
Date of most recent change to record Nov 4 2014 3:22PM
User who most recently changed record kenj
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N309JK
NTSB Number ERA14TA173
Missing Aircraft Indicator --
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Public Use
Type of Flight Plan filed IFR
Flight plan Was Activated? Yes
Damage Substantial
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name CESSNA
Aircraft Model 206H
Aircraft Series Identifier --
Aircraft Serial Number 20608219
Certified Max Gross Weight 3605
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class --
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats 2
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats 6
Total number of seats on the aircraft 4
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Fixed
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Annual
Date of Last Inspection Mar 20 2014 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 2
Airframe Hours 3076
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated No
ELT Aided Location of Event Site Unknown
ELT Type C91-A
Aircraft Owner Name NORTHWEST AIRCRAFT LEASING CORP
Aircraft Owner Street Address 40 W MAIN ST STE 328
Aircraft Owner City NEWARK
Aircraft Owner State DE
Aircraft Owner Country USA
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 19711
Operator is an individual? No
Operator Name NORTHWEST AIRCRAFT LEASING CORP
Operator Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Street Address 40 W MAIN ST STE 328
Operator City NEWARK
Operator State DE
Operator Country USA
Operator Zip code 19711
Operator Code --
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? --
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation --
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) Positioning
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event No
Departure Airport Code HEF
Departure City Manassas
Departure State VA
Departure Country USA
Departure Time 1031
Departure Time Zone EDT
Destination Same as Local Flt crash at destination city
Destination Airport Code PNE
Destination City Philadelphia
Destination State PA
Destination Country USA
Specific Phase of Flight --
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Nov 4 2014 3:16PM
User who most recently changed record kenj
Since inspection or accident Time of Accident
Event Location Runway Number and Location 33
Runway Length 5000
Runway Width 150
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --