# Incident 19971119038389I: Piper PA28R200, Wrightstown, NJ, November 19, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 19, 1997, 12:00 local time
- Place: Wrightstown, NJ
- Airport: Mcguire Afb
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0156° N, 74.5917° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Mc Guire Air Force Base (WRI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0156&lon=-74.5917&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4884T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4884T) (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
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 374 total, 85 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971119038389I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: DURING INSPECTION IT WAS NOTED THAT THE LEFT AILERON AND PITOT SUSTAINED DAMAGE DURING LANDING ROLL. A CLOSER LOOK AT THE LEFT MLG REVEALED THAT A SMALL WASHER WAS FOUND LODGED IN BETWEEN THE LEFT MLG DOWN LOCK. IT SEEMS THAT THE WASHER WAS PICKED UP DURING TAXI BEFORE THE FLIGHT. THE SQ. SAFETY OFFICER HAS PUT IN A REQUEST TO HAVE A SWEEPER SWEEP THE RAMP AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK. BEFORE THERE WAS NO SWEEPER USED AT THE MCGUIRE AFB AERO CLUB, AS STATED BY CAPT. KENNETH J. ORR, 305 AMW FLIGHT SAFETY OFFICER. THIS INVESTIGATION IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## Other reports on N4884T (5)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20171117018889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171117018889I), Nov 17, 2017: Piper PA-28R-200 (N4884T), Meridianville, AL, Minor damage. On November 17, 2017, the pilot of N4884T was receiving instruction for commercial pilot. While practicing a 180 degree precision landing with simulated engine…
- [Incident 20070304003619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070304003619I), Mar 4, 2007: Piper PA28R200 (N4884T), Huntsville, AL, Minor damage. (-23) While practicing take-off and landings at Huntsville, Alabama airport (hsv) the pilot forgot to lower the landing gear and aircraft landed gear-up on…
- [Incident 20050403005159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050403005159I), Apr 3, 2005: Piper PA28R200 (N4884T), Huntsville, AL, Minor damage. (-23) While simulating an engine out landing at Redstone aaf (hua), the aircraft sustained a hard landing. Initial inspection showed rivets popped on the left…
- [Incident 19920501023449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920501023449I), May 1, 1992: Piper PA28R200 (N4884T), Vincentown, NJ, Minor damage. Pilot made too low approach on a night landing. Struck tree tops. Landed safely.
- [Incident 19870429021499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870429021499I), Apr 29, 1987: Piper PA28R200 (N4884T), Pine Mountain, GA, Minor damage. The engine cowling blew off during flight. The windscreen was shattered but the aircraft was landed safely.

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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