# Accident 20020402018309A: Piper PA28151, Belmar/Farmingd, NJ, April 2, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 2, 2002, 16:30 local time
- Place: Belmar/Farmingd, NJ
- Airport: Allaire Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1705° N, 74.0204° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1705&lon=-74.0204&mi=10
- Aircraft: N44636, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N44636-2022-07-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-151 (registry code 7102805, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28151
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC02LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02LA080) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020402018309A

## Narrative

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

(-23) STUDENT PILOT REPORTED WINDS AT BLM 190/15G23. STUDENT CONSIDERED RUNWAY 21, BUT ENTERED TRAFFIC PATTERN FOR RUNWAY 14 DUE TO OTHER TRAFFIC, AND LANDED WITH FULL FLAPS ON A 7300 FOOT RUNWAY. DURING ROLLOUT, AIRCRAFT DEPARTED LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND STRUCK A DIRT BERM/RUT, SHEARING OFF THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR. STUDENT BELIEVES HE MAY HAVE HELD LEFT RUDDER CROSSWIND CORRECTION AFTER TOUCHDOWN. THE PA 28 HAS A STEERABLE NOSEWHEEL OPERATED BY THE RUDDER PEDALS.

## 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 NYC02LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02LA080), Apr 2, 2002: Piper PA-28-151 (N44636), Belmar, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain runway alignment during landing. A factor in the accident was the winds.

## Other reports on N44636 (2)

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

- [Incident 20020807029279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020807029279I), Aug 7, 2002: Piper PA28151 (N44636), Sea Bright, NJ. (-23) While acting as the pilot on a sightseeing flight intentionally (buzzed) low flight over the driftwood cabana club located at Sea Bright, new jersey.…
- [Incident 20011005028379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011005028379I), Oct 5, 2001: Piper PA28151 (N44636), Belmar/Farmingd, NJ, Minor damage. (-23) Student pilot was conducting his first solo flight. According to the pilot and another documented witness, he bounced the aircraft causing the propeller…

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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