# Accident 19960331005659A: Piper PA24260, Matawan, NJ, March 31, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 31, 1996
- Place: Matawan, NJ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Location: 40.4110° N, 74.2365° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Matawan, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4110&lon=-74.2365&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9101P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9101P-2013-07-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-260 (registry code 7102406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24260
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC96LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96LA081) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960331005659A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY, STRUCK AN EMBANKMENT, LANDING GEAR WAS SHEARED OFF.

## 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 NYC96LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96LA081), Mar 31, 1996: Piper PA-24-260 (N9101P), Matawan, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's misjudgment of altitude and distance during final approach.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.