21 Mar 2014: CESSNA 206H — NORTHWEST AIRCRAFT LEASING CORP

21 Mar 2014: CESSNA 206H (N309JK) — NORTHWEST AIRCRAFT LEASING CORP

No fatalities • Philadelphia, PA, United States

Probable cause

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

— NTSB Determination

Accident narrative

On March 21, 2014, about 1231 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 206H, N309JK, was substantially damaged during a runway excursion while landing at Northeast Philadelphia Airport (PNE), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The airline transport pilot was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and the airplane was operating on an instrument flight rules flight plan. The positioning flight originated from Manassas Regional Airport (HEF), Manassas, Virginia. At the conclusion of the uneventful flight, the pilot approached to land on runway 33. 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.

PNE was located at an elevation of 120 feet, and had two intersecting runways oriented in a 6/24 and 33/15 configuration. Runway 33 was 5,000 feet-long by 150 feet-wide and was equipped with a 4-light precision approach path indicator.

The weather conditions reported at PNE, at 1254, included winds from 310 degrees magnetic at 10 knots, gusting to 17 knots, clear skies below 12,000 feet, 10 statute miles visibility, a temperature of 11 degrees C, a dew point of -4 degrees C, and an altimeter setting of 30.03 inches of mercury.

The pilot held an airline transport pilot certificate with ratings for airplane single and multiengine land. He reported 8,297 total hours of flight experience, 8,069 hours of which were in the accident airplane make and model. His most recent flight review was completed about one month prior to the accident.

Contributing factors

  • cause Pilot
  • cause Directional control — Not attained/maintained
  • Effect on operation

Conditions

Weather
VMC, wind 300/10kt, vis 10sm

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