# Accident 20000305007699A: Piper PA28161, West Milford, NJ, March 5, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 5, 2000, 12:35 local time
- Place: West Milford, NJ
- Airport: Greenwood Lake Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1284° N, 74.3465° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GREENWOOD LAKE (4N1), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1284&lon=-74.3465&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2761M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2761M-2018-05-30) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC00LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA089) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000305007699A

## Narrative

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

(-23) LANDED ON RUNWAY 6 DURING A STRONG 90 DEGREE CROSSWIND, AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE CENTER LINE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO EXECUTE A "GO AROUND", LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT AFTER HITTING ROCKS AND SMALL TREE, AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN RAVINE CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 NYC00LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA089), Mar 5, 2000: Piper PA-28-161 (N2761M), West Milford, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing. A factor in this accident was the gusty crosswind conditions.

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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