# Accident 19971215044599A: Piper PA28161, Philadelphia, PA, December 15, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 15, 1997, 22:00 local time
- Place: Philadelphia, PA
- Airport: Northeast Philadelphia
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0819° N, 75.0106° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NORTHEAST PHILADELPHIA (PNE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0819&lon=-75.0106&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2932X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2932X-2022-08-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC98LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC98LA046) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971215044599A

## Narrative

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

LOW ON FINAL. FLEW THRU 10FT FENCE. WING HIT POST. LANDED SHORT. LIFTED ONTO RWY. VEERED OFF DUE BRAKE HOSE TORN OFF. (-23) SEE ATTACHED

## 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 NYC98LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC98LA046), Dec 16, 1997: Piper PA-28-161 (N2932X), Philadelphia, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain proper distance and altitude during approach which resulted in an undershoot and collision with a fence.

## Other reports on N2932X (1)

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

- [Incident 19910609049529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910609049529I), Jun 9, 1991: Piper PA28161 (N2932X), Lumberton, NJ. Pilot made forced landing after takeoff due to inability to maintain climb. Deplaned passengers and took off.

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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