# Accident 19820203002729A: Piper 600SMITH, Tom'S River, NJ, February 3, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 3, 1982, 04:30 local time
- Place: Tom'S River, NJ
- Airport: Robert J. Miller
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Missed Approach IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9537° N, 74.1979° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Toms River, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9537&lon=-74.1979&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9759Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9759Q-2000-05-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Smith AEROSTAR 600 (registry code 8360602, https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-aerostar-600) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER 600SMITH
- Reported engine: LYC IO540*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,401 total, 319 in this make and model, 491 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC82FHD06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82FHD06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820203002729A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT STRUCK TREES DURING INSTRUMENT APPROACH. PILOT CLAIMS HE HAD RUNWAY IN SIGHT WHEN HE HIT PATCH OF FOG.

## 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 NYC82FHD06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82FHD06), Feb 3, 1982: Ted Smith Aerostar 600 (N9759Q), Toms River, NJ, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9759Q (4)

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

- [Incident 19961015042259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961015042259I), Oct 15, 1996: Piper PA60600 (N9759Q), Orlando, FL, Minor damage. Nose wheel collapsed while starting engines. Unable to find cause of collapse. No mention position gear handle.
- [Incident 19910612030709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910612030709I), Jun 12, 1991: Piper PA60600 (N9759Q), Mobile, AL, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed on landing. Company pilot had feathered right engine. Engine containing hydraulic pump had quit
- [Incident 19870413016269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870413016269I), Apr 13, 1987: Piper PA60600 (N9759Q), Montgomery, AL, Minor damage. Left main gear departed runway side on rollout. Found gear scissor broken, wheel turned 90 degrees.
- [Incident 19830124004399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830124004399I), Jan 24, 1983: Piper PA60600 (N9759Q), Philadelphia, PA, Minor damage. Left main landing gear collapsed on the landing roll. The gear scissors failed above hinge bolt from prior overload

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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