# Accident 19940724019119A: Piper PA34200T, Lumberton, NJ, July 24, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 1994, 20:53 local time
- Place: Lumberton, NJ
- Airport: Flying W Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- 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: N40996, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40996-1995-04-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200T (registry code 7103406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200T
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 304 total, 42 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC94LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94LA136) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940724019119A

## Narrative

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

CIRCLING TO RUNWAY 01. BOUNCED THREE TIMES. BEGAN GO AROUND. VEERED INTO TREES. LOST CONTROL TRYING TO RECOVER.

## 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 NYC94LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94LA136), Jul 25, 1994: Piper PA-34-200T (N40996), Lumberton, NJ, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's (1) improper recovery from a bounced landing and (2) failure to maintain directional control during an aborted landing. A factor is the pilot's improper landing flare.

## Other reports on N40996 (1)

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

- [Incident 19800414050559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800414050559I), Apr 14, 1980: Piper PA34200 (N40996), Alton, IL, Minor damage. Landing gear was damaged on touchdown at st. charles. Flight diverted to Alton where right gear collapsed

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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