# Accident 19970905047429A: Piper PA28R200, Westchester, PA, September 5, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 1997, 20:39 local time
- Place: Westchester, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9898° N, 75.5999° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9898&lon=-75.5999&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4982S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4982S-2018-01-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC97LA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97LA179) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970905047429A

## Narrative

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

(-16) PILOT ENTERED LEFT DOWNWIND FOR RUNWAY 27 @N99, BRANDYWINE AIRPORT, EXTENDED LANDING GEAR, TURNED LEFT BASE, HAD NORMAL APPROACH, TURNED FINAL FOR LANDING ON RUNWAY 27. AIRCRAFT STRUCK GROUND JUST SHORT OF RUNWAY.

## 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 NYC97LA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97LA179), Sep 6, 1997: Piper PA-28R-200 (N4982S), West Chester, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's misjudgment of altitude and distance to the runway, which resulted in an undershoot and failure to reach the proper touchdown point. Rising terrain at the approach end of the runway was a…

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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