Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control while landing. Contributing to the accident was the wet runway and hydroplaning conditions.
NTSB analysis
During its landing roll, a Cessna T182T veered off the side of a 2,942-foot long, 40-foot-wide, asphalt runway. The airplane was substantially damaged when it struck a berm. According to witnesses, a thunderstorm had recently passed over the airport, and though no precipitation existed at the time of the accident, the runway was still wet from the storm. According to the pilot, after landing the airplane it began to hydroplane, and in order to "slow the aircraft down," he intentionally veered it off the runway.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for NYC08CA233 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Jun 29, 2008
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Lincoln Park, New Jersey
- Nearest airport
- Lincoln Park Airport (N07)
- Highest injury
- None
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Day
Cessna T182T
- N-number
- N357TG
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rule
- Part 91 (general aviation)
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
From the NTSB aviation accident database: N-registered aircraft, events since 2008, data through Oct 28, 2026. The file is published monthly, so the latest weeks are incomplete and recent records can change. The official source is the NTSB aviation investigation search. CheckAero is independent and not affiliated with the NTSB.