# Accident 19790322005039A: Piper PA28140, Morristown, NJ, March 22, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 22, 1979, 18:40 local time
- Place: Morristown, NJ
- Airport: Morristown
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7993° N, 74.4149° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MORRISTOWN MUNI (MMU), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7993&lon=-74.4149&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7246F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7246F-2000-11-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 132 total, 12 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC79DHM13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79DHM13) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790322005039A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT LANDED HARD ON NOSE WHEEL. NOSE WHEEL FAILED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC79DHM13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79DHM13), Mar 22, 1979: Piper PA-28 (N7246F), Morristown, NJ, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7246F (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19961221039779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961221039779A), Dec 21, 1996: Piper PA28140 (N7246F), Beverly, MA, Destroyed. Aircraft reported losing power during touch and go landing, crashed on taxiway. (-23) on 12/21/96 at 1122L, N7246F, a Piper-28-140, piloted by sole occupant,…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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