# Accident 19980402009409A: Piper PA28180, Warren, PA, April 2, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 2, 1998, 19:15 local time
- Place: Warren, PA
- Airport: Warren Airpark Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8402° N, 79.1404° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8402&lon=-79.1404&mi=10
- Aircraft: N44181, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N44181-2013-07-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 625 total, 400 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC98LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC98LA087) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980402009409A

## Narrative

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

LANDED SHORT. SHEARED LANDING GEAR AND OTHER DAMAGE. (.4)THE AIRPLANE WAS ON A STABILIZED APPROACH AT 50 FEET AGL (ABOVE GROUND LEVEL), WITH FULL FLAPS AND INDICATING 70 KNOTS, WHEN THE AIRPLANE DEVELOPED A HIGH SINK RATE.  AT 30 FEET, THE PILOT TRIED TO ARREST THE EXCESSIVE RATE OF DESCENT WITH POWER.  THE AIRPLANE STRUCK A DROP OFF ON THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 24, SHEARING THE LANDING GEAR BEFORE COMING TO REST UPRIGHT 40 FEET DOWN THE RUNWAY.                                                     (-23)AIRCRAFT LANDED SHORT OFF THE RUNWAY CAUSING LANDING GEAR TO BE SHEARED OFF AND MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE 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 NYC98LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC98LA087), Apr 2, 1998: Piper PA-28-180 (N44181), Warren, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to obtain the proper touchdown point.

## Other reports on N44181 (2)

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

- [Incident 19850318019419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850318019419I), Mar 18, 1985: Piper PA28180 (N44181), Griffith, IN, Minor damage. Landed astraddle medium intensity runway lights damaging seven lights.
- [Accident 19740829029659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740829029659A), Aug 29, 1974: Piper PA28R200 (N44181), Lakeland, FL, Substantial damage. Tstms in all quadrants. Wing struck hvy bush.

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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