# Accident 19970416047159A: Piper PA32300, Belmar, NJ, April 16, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 16, 1997, 09:15 local time
- Place: Belmar, NJ
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1868° N, 74.1246° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1868&lon=-74.1246&mi=10
- Aircraft: N321HP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N321HP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC97LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97LA078) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970416047159A

## Narrative

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

(-16) AIRMAN COMPETENCY IN QUESTION DUE TO AIRMAN ALLOWING AIRCRAFT TO PORPOISE ON THE RUNWAY AFTER HARD LANDING, DAMAGING AIRCRAFT.

## 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 NYC97LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97LA078), Apr 16, 1997: Piper PA-32-300 (N321HP), Belmar, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's improper decision to taxi off the runway into sand after the nose gear collapsed. A factor in the accident was the student pilot's improper flare.

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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