# Accident 19990227023449A: Piper PA28180, Myerstown, PA, February 27, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 27, 1999, 09:05 local time
- Place: Myerstown, PA
- Airport: Decks Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3702° N, 76.2994° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3702&lon=-76.2994&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8923J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8923J) (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 O360A3A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 50 total, 50 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC99LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA070) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990227023449A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON FEBRUARY 27, 1999, ABOUT 0905 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A PIPER PA-28-180, N8923J, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHILE LANDING AT THE DECK AIRPORT, MYERSTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA. THE CERTIFICATED STUDENT PILOT (SP) WAS NOT INJURED.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED FOR THE LOCAL INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. IN THE NTSB FORM 6120.1/2, THE SP SAID HE WAS PRACTICING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS ON RUNWAY 1, A 3,538 FOOT LONG, 50 FOOT WIDE ASPHALT RUNWAY.  DURING LANDING, THE AIRPLANE "BALLOONED" AND LANDED ON IT'S NOSE GEAR.  THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED, AND THE AIRPLANE VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY, ONTO A GRASS AREA. EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE BY A FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION INSPECTOR, DID NOT REVEAL ANY PRE-IMPACT ABNORMALITIES OF THE AIRFRAME OR ENGINE. THE STUDENT PILOT REPORTED 51 HOURS OF TOTAL FLIGHT EXPERIENCE, ALL IN THE MAKE AND MODEL OF THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE, WITH 9 HOURS OF FLIGHT EXPERIENCE IN THE PREVIOUS 90 DAYS. WINDS REPORTED AT AN AIRPORT ABOUT 19 MILES EAST OF THE ACCIDENT SITE, AT 0854, WERE FROM 270 DEGREES AT 5 KNOTS.                                                                                               (-23) PILOT EXPERIENCED HARD LANDING, NOSE WHEEL FIRST, CAUSING AIRCRAFT TO EXIT RUNWAY. NOSE WHEEL SHEARED OFF AND AIRCRAFT SKIDDED TO STOP WITH STRUCTURAL DAMAGE.  NO INJURIES INCURRED.                                     (.4) ACCORDING TO THE STUDENT PILOT, WHILE LANDING ON RUNWAY 1, THE AIRPLANE BALLOONED AND LANDED ON IT'S NOSE GEAR. THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED, AND THE AIRPLANE VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY. EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE DID NOT REVEAL ANY PRE-IMPACT ABNORMALITIES OF THE AIRFRAME OR ENGINE. WINDS REPORTED AT AN AIRPORT ABOUT 19 MILES EAST OF THE ACCIDENT SITE, WERE FROM 270 DEGREES AT 5 KNOTS.

## 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 NYC99LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA070), Feb 27, 1999: Piper PA-28-180 (N8923J), Myerstown, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's improper flare which resulted in a hard landing.

## Other reports on N8923J (2)

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

- [Incident 19840608050969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840608050969I), Jun 8, 1984: Piper PA28180 (N8923J), Wolcott, NY, Minor damage. Flared on landing. Landed long. Skidded off end of runway.
- [Accident 19830129003259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830129003259A), Jan 29, 1983: Piper PA28180 (N8923J), Palmetto, FL, Substantial damage. Pilot lost directional control of aircraft during landing. Aircraft hit ditch then fence.

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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