Piper PA-28-140 N477FL

Summary

On 21 April 1982 at about 20:55 local time, a Piper PA-28-140 registered N477FL, operated by Westchester Aeronautical Corp., was involved in an accident near White Plains, New York, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

21 April 1982 at 20:55

Classification

Accident

Location

White Plains, New York, United States

Nearest airport

Westchester County

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-140

Registration

N477FL

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Westchester Aeronautical Corp.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

White Plains → White Plains

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC82DA076

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

AFTER RETURNING FROM A LOCAL FLIGHT, THE PILOT LANDED IN WINDS THAT WERE GUSTING TO 20 KNOTS. AT ABOUT THE FLARE POINT, HE FELT THE AIRCRAFT DROP. HE ADDED POWER AND PULLED BACK ON THE YOKE, BUT THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED ON THE NOSE. THE PORPELLER, NOSE GEAR, ENGINE MOUNT, AND COWLING WERE DAMAGED; HOWEVER, THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO TAXI THE AIRCRAFT OFF OF THE RUNWAY.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.