Piper PA-28R-180 N4920J
7 December 1993 · Lumberton, New Jersey, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 7 December 1993 at about 13:45 local time, a Piper PA-28R-180 registered N4920J was involved in an accident near Lumberton, New Jersey, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 13:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Lumberton, New Jersey, United States
- Nearest airport
- Flying W (N14)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28R-180
- Registration
- N4920J
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC94LA036
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN A PROPER GLIDEPATH DUE TO IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR THE WIND CONDITIONS. A FACTOR WAS A CROSSWIND.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE CFI WAS GIVING A COMMERCIAL STUDENT INSTRUCTIONS, AND ON THIS APPROACH THEY WERE SIMULATING AN ENGINE OUT. ON FINAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 1, THE AIRPLANE DESCENDED BELOW THE GLIDEPATH. THE CFI TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE, APPLIED FULL POWER AND TRIED TO CLIMB; THE AIRPLANE STRUCK THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. THE REPORTED WINDS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WERE, 300 DEGREES AT 10 KNOTS, GUSTING TO 13 KNOTS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-28R accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Apr 1993 | Piper PA-28R-200 | Midlothian, Texas, United States | Williams, Kenneth W. | No injuries | - |
| 27 May 1993 | Piper PA-28R-200 | Hesperia, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Jun 1993 | Piper PA-28R-180 | Ephrata, Washington, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 2 Jan 1993 | Piper PA-28R-201T | Concord, California, United States | Richard Talley/Larry Shattuck | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1993 | Piper PA-28R-200 | Kinsley, Kansas, United States | Larry Leoffler | Fatal | 2 |
| 7 Feb 1993 | Piper PA-28R-200 | Lincoln, Nebraska, United States | Johnson, Rollie C. | No injuries | - |
All 1,342 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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