Pennridge Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Perkasie, Pennsylvania 18944
Saturday, May 24, 2014 19:00 EDT

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 5/24/2014
Event Day of the Week Saturday
Time of Event 1900
Event Time Zone Eastern Daylight Time
Event City Perkasie
Event State PENNSYLVANIA
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 18944
Event Date Year 2014
Event Date Month 5
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude 402321N
Event Location Longitude 0751726W
Event Location Airport Pennridge Airport
Event Location Nearest Airport ID CKZ
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 567
Weather Briefing Completeness --
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 1855 Eastern Daylight Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 303
Weather Observation Facility ID UKT
Elevation of weather observation facility 525
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 5
Time Zone of the weather observation EDT
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height 9500
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 6000
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Scattered
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling Broken
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) --
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) --
Visibility (Statute Miles) 10
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 19
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 13
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 60
Variable Wind Indicator --
Wind Speed (knots) 10
Wind Velocity Indicator --
Wind Gust Indicator Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) 20
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 30.05
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation --
METAR weather report METAR KUKT 242255Z AUTO 06010G20KT 10SM SCT060 SCT
Event Highest Injury Minor
On Ground, Fatal Injuries --
On Ground, Minor Injuries --
On Ground, Serious Injuries --
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor 1
Injury Total None --
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All 1
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) --
NTSB Notification Source Pilot
NTSB Notification Date --
NTSB Notification Time --
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information --
Date of most recent change to record Sep 18 2014 4:01PM
User who most recently changed record alle
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N3388F
NTSB Number ERA14CA263
Missing Aircraft Indicator --
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed None
Flight plan Was Activated? No
Damage Substantial
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name CESSNA
Aircraft Model 182J
Aircraft Series Identifier --
Aircraft Serial Number 18257388
Certified Max Gross Weight 2800
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class --
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats 2
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats 2
Total number of seats on the aircraft 4
Number of Engines 2
Fixed gear or retractable gear Fixed
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Annual
Date of Last Inspection Feb 4 2014 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 14
Airframe Hours 5787
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated No
ELT Aided Location of Event Site Unknown
ELT Type C91-A
Aircraft Owner Name BURK RICHARD F
Aircraft Owner Street Address 2
Aircraft Owner City CHALFONT
Aircraft Owner State PA
Aircraft Owner Country USA
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 189141443
Operator is an individual? No
Operator Name BURK RICHARD F
Operator Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Street Address 2
Operator City CHALFONT
Operator State PA
Operator Country USA
Operator Zip code 189141443
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) Personal
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event Yes
Departure Airport Code CKZ
Departure City Perkasie
Departure State PA
Departure Country USA
Departure Time 1840
Departure Time Zone EDT
Destination Same as Local Flt crash at destination city
Destination Airport Code CKZ
Destination City Perkasie
Destination State PA
Destination Country USA
Specific Phase of Flight --
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Sep 18 2014 4:01PM
User who most recently changed record alle
Since inspection or accident Time of Accident
Event Location Runway Number and Location 26L
Runway Length 4215
Runway Width 100
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --