# NTSB Accident ERA11LA390
> **AERO VODOCHODY L39C** · 2011-07-09 · West Milford, NJ, USA · SERS
## 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.

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