# Accident 19960503036979A: Piper PA22150, Chester, NH, May 3, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 3, 1996, 15:20 local time
- Place: Chester, NH
- Airport: Heaton Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9681° N, 71.1812° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Heaton Airport (NH61), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9681&lon=-71.1812&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2946P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2946P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-150 (registry code 7102210, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22150
- Reported engine: LYC O320D3G
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC96LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96LA097) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960503036979A

## Narrative

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

INDICATES TOO LOW ON LANDING APPROACH. STRUCK BUSHES OFF APPROACH END OF RUNWAY. FLIPPED ONTO RUNWAY ON ITS BACK.

## 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 NYC96LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96LA097), May 3, 1996: Piper PA-22-150 (N2946P), Chester, NH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudged distance and altitude 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.

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