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Piper PA-28-180 N7290W

21 September 2012 · Berlin, New Jersey, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 21 September 2012 at about 23:50 local time, a Piper PA-28-180 registered N7290W, operated by Salisbury Airplane Associates Inc, was involved in an accident near Berlin, New Jersey, United States. One person was 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 23:50
Classification
Accident
Location
Berlin, New Jersey, United States
Nearest airport
Camden County Airport (19N)
Coordinates
39.7736, -74.9419
Aircraft
Piper PA-28-180
Registration
N7290W
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Salisbury Airplane Associates Inc
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Salisbury → Berlin
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Night/Dark
NTSB number
ERA12CA573

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot was attempting to land at the destination airport after a cross-country flight at night. During landing, the airplane touched down, and when the pilot applied the brakes, the airplane began to skid. The airplane then departed the left side of the runway, and as the pilot attempted to regain directional control of the airplane, it veered back onto the runway off the right side. With about 75 feet of the 3,000-foot-long runway remaining, the pilot elected to turn the airplane left in an attempt to reverse its direction. Before the turn could be completed, the airplane struck the airport perimeter fence, resulting in substantial damage to both wings. The pilot reported no mechanical malfunctions or failures of the airplane that would have precluded normal operation, and a postaccident examination of the airplane revealed no anomalies with either the flight controls or the brakes.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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