SERS · AERO VODOCHODY L39C · 2011-07-09 · West Milford, NJ, USA
Event
NTSB number
ERA11LA390
Event ID
20110709X53314
Type
Accident
Date
2011-07-09
Location
West Milford, NJ, USA
Coordinates
41.128334, -74.346389
Injuries
Highest injury
SERS
Fatal
0
Serious
1
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
AERO VODOCHODY
Model
L39C
Registration
N111XN
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The pilot's excessive airspeed and failure to attain the proper landing point, which resulted in the airplane touching down too fast and too far down the short runway. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to retract the flaps after landing, which resulted in delayed brake activation, the pilot’s decision to land on a runway with an insufficient safety margin for the landing conditions, and the pilot’s failure to use the emergency brake lever.