19800614023929A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-23 · Somerville, NJ · June 14, 1980

Date
June 14, 1980 · 16:45 local
Place
Somerville, NJ
Airport
Solberg
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1442P
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC80FHA23
Reported as
Piper PA23
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
994 total138 in this make and model28 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

High sink rate on approach not reduced on level-off. Hard landing damaged airplane.

As the FAA filed it

HIGH SINK RATE ON APPROACH NOT REDUCED ON LEVEL-OFF. HARD LANDING DAMAGED AIRPLANE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.