# Accident 19931207046129A: Piper PA28R180, Lumberton, NJ, December 7, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 7, 1993, 08:45 local time
- Place: Lumberton, NJ
- Airport: Flying W Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9343° N, 74.8072° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FLYING W (N14), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9343&lon=-74.8072&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4920J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4920J-2013-05-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-180 (registry code 7102809, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R180
- Reported engine: LYC IO360B1E
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 940 total, 60 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC94LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94LA036) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931207046129A

## Narrative

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

SIMULATING ENGINE OUT. DESCENDED BELOW GLIDE PATH. CFI TOOK OVER TRIED CLIMB. IMPACT 100FT SHORT OF RUNWAY.

## 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 NYC94LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94LA036), Dec 7, 1993: Piper PA-28R-180 (N4920J), Lumberton, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN A PROPER GLIDEPATH DUE TO IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR THE WIND CONDITIONS. A FACTOR WAS A CROSSWIND.

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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