# Accident 19920321007029A: Piper PA28R200, Manville, NJ, March 21, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 21, 1992, 12:25 local time
- Place: Manville, NJ
- Airport: Kupper Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5244° N, 74.5983° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5244&lon=-74.5983&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9348N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9348N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,470 total, 620 in this make and model, 47 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO92LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92LA043) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920321007029A

## Narrative

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

HIGH SINK RATE ON FINAL. MAIN GEAR STRUCK FROZEN SNOWBANK ON DISPLACED THRESHOLD. IMPACT DAMAGED GEAR AND WINGS.

## 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 BFO92LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92LA043), Mar 21, 1992: Piper PA-28R (N9348N), Manville, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN OBSTACLE CLEARANCE.

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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