# Accident 20010727022259A: Piper PA28180, West Milford, NJ, July 27, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 2001, 10:15 local time
- Place: West Milford, NJ
- Airport: Greenwood Lake Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1283° N, 74.3458° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1283&lon=-74.3458&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4915L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4915L) (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
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC01LA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01LA200) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010727022259A

## Narrative

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

(-23) STUDENT PILOT BRESLIN WAS ATTEMPTING TO DO SOLO LANDINGS IN HIS AIRCRAFT AT GREENWOOD LAKE AIRPORT, RUNWAY 06. THE WEATHER WAS CLEAR WITH LIGHT WINDS. DURING HIS LANDING, THE WIND APPARENTLY CHANGED, PROBABLY DUE TO TERRAIN FEATURES AT THE AIRPORT, AND MR BRESLIN WAS UNABLE TO KEEP THE AIRCRAFT ON THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 06 STRUCK SOME ROCKS WHICH COLLAPSED THE NOSE GEAR, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.

## 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 NYC01LA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01LA200), Jul 27, 2001: Piper PA-28-180 (N4915L), West Milford, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing. Factor’s in this accident were a wind gust and the rocks located off the left side of the runway.

## Other reports on N4915L (1)

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

- [Accident 19760525015379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760525015379A), May 25, 1976: Piper PA28180 (N4915L), Hudson, NY, Substantial damage. Hit deer on rwy,further dmg on ldg.

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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