Piper PA-28-140 N15262
29 November 1992 · Caldwell, New Jersey, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 29 November 1992 at about 20:10 local time, a Piper PA-28-140 registered N15262, operated by Century Air Flight Academy, was involved in an accident near Caldwell, New Jersey, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 20:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Caldwell, New Jersey, United States
- Nearest airport
- Essex County (CDW)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-140
- Registration
- N15262
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Century Air Flight Academy
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Morristown → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- BFO93LA014
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
INADEQUATE SUPERVISION BY THE INSTRUCTOR, AND HIS DELAY IN INITIATING A GO AROUND.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE DUAL STUDENT HAD COMPLETED ONE FULL STOP LANDING BEFORE DEPARTING THE PATTERN ENROUTE TO HIS DESTINATION TO PRACTICE SOME TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS. HE SUCCESSFULLY ACCOMPLISHED ONE GO AROUND, AND ONE TOUCH AND GO LANDING; HOWEVER, ON HIS THIRD LANDING AS HE WAS ON FINAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 22, HE WAS ADVISED BY THE TOWER CONTROLLER TO MAKE A FULL STOP LANDING DUE TO PATTERN SATURATION. AS HE WAS IN THE FLARE/TOUCHDOWN, THE NOSE OF THE AIRPLANE WAS SLIGHTLY TO THE RIGHT AND NOT ALIGNED WITH THE RUNWAY. THE INSTRUCTOR TOLD THE STUDENT TO MAKE A CORRECTION; THE STUDENT OVERCORRECTED WHICH RESULTED IN THE AIRPLANE VEERING OFF TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY. THE INSTRUCTOR THEN TOOK THE CONTROLS AND INITIATED A GO AROUND, BUT THE AIRPLANE STRUCK TREES, ROTATED 90 DEGREES, AND FELL TO THE GROUND.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-28 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Feb 1992 | Piper PA-28-161 | New Smyrna Bch, Florida, United States | ACS, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 22 Jan 1992 | Piper PA-28-140 | Denton, Texas, United States | Thomas A. Tweeddale | No injuries | - |
| 26 Feb 1992 | Piper PA-28-140 | Woodland, California, United States | MR. Aircraft, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 21 Nov 1992 | Piper PA-28-140 | Brookfield, Wisconsin, United States | Brookfield Pilot Service, Inc. | Fatal | 2 |
| 6 Dec 1992 | Piper PA-28-181 | Missing Acft, California, United States | West Valley Flying Club | Fatal | 4 |
| 29 Mar 1992 | Piper PA-28-161 | Kenai, Alaska, United States | Tapp, Michael A. | No injuries | - |
All 9,402 records for this type
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