# Accident 19980723046579A: Piper PA28140, Nantucket, MA, July 23, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 23, 1998, 10:35 local time
- Place: Nantucket, MA
- Airport: Nantucket Memorial
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2533° N, 70.0605° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NANTUCKET MEML (ACK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2533&lon=-70.0605&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7406J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7406J-2017-02-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC98LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC98LA150) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980723046579A

## Narrative

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

(-23) SHANNON R. SCHUSTER, STUDENT PILOT, BOUNCED ON LANDING, ADDED NO POWER AND CRASHED NOSE ONTO RUNWAY 30 AT NANTUCKET MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. STUDENT PILOT IS RECEIVING ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTION BY A CERTIFIED INSTRUCTOR.

## 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 NYC98LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC98LA150), Jul 23, 1998: Piper PA-28-140 (N7406J), Nantucket, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to perform a go-around. A factor in the accident was the tailwind.

## Other reports on N7406J (1)

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

- [Incident 19830425019989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830425019989I), Apr 25, 1983: Piper PA28140 (N7406J), Binghamton, NY. Pilot reported rough engine. Made precautionary landing. No defects found. Had recent cylinder change.

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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