# Incident 19950506009819I: Piper PA28161, Old Bridge, NJ, May 6, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 6, 1995, 08:50 local time
- Place: Old Bridge, NJ
- Airport: Old Bridge Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3299° N, 74.3468° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at OLD BRIDGE (3N6), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3299&lon=-74.3468&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8097F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8097F-1998-07-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Reported engine: LYC O320D3G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 147 total, 6 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC95LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA102) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950506009819I

## Narrative

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

LOW TIME PILOT DRIFTED OFF RUNWAY ON FLARE.TRIED GO AROUND BUT SETTLED ONTO GRASS. ROLLED INTO BRUSH. NOSED OVER.

## 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 NYC95LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA102), May 6, 1995: Piper PA-28-161 (N8097F), Old Bridge, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT MISJUDGED THE LANDING FLARE AND IMPROPERLY RECOVERED FROM A BOUNCED LANDING.

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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