Piper PA-24-260 N9030P
19 August 2002 · New Bedford, Massachusetts, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 19 August 2002 at about 17:20 local time, a Piper PA-24-260 registered N9030P was involved in an accident near New Bedford, Massachusetts, 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 17:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- New Bedford, Massachusetts, United States
- Nearest airport
- New Bedford Regional (EWB)
- Coordinates
- 41.6825, -70.9617
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-24-260
- Registration
- N9030P
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- New Bedford → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC02LA170
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The pilots failure to obtain the proper touchdown point, and the CFI's delay in remedial action.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot was instructed by the certified flight instructor (CFI) to perform a short field landing. While on final approach to the runway, the airplane was slowed "close to stall." When it appeared that the airplane was not going to make the runway, the CFI advised the pilot to add power. Unable to recover from the descent with power, the airplane touched down in a grassy area 15 feet prior to the runway threshold. The airplane continued onto the runway, where the nose landing gear sheared from the fuselage, and the main landing gear collapsed.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-24 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Feb 2002 | Piper PA-24-260 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jan 2002 | Piper PA-24-250 | Micanopy, Florida, United States | Robert Beverly | Fatal | 2 |
| 24 Sep 2002 | Piper PA-24-260 | Ankeny, Iowa, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Jul 2002 | Piper PA 24-250 | Port Clinton, Ohio, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Feb 2002 | Piper PA-24-180 | Scappoose, Oregon, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 16 Dec 2002 | Piper PA-24-250 | Anaheim Hills, California, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
All 2,700 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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