# Accident 20020819023669A: Piper PA24260, New Bedford, MA, August 19, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 2002, 13:20 local time
- Place: New Bedford, MA
- Airport: New Bedford Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6825° N, 70.9617° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6825&lon=-70.9617&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9030P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9030P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-260 (registry code 7102406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24260
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC02LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02LA170) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020819023669A

## Narrative

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

(-23) MR. VENUSTI WAS RECEIVING A FLIGHT REVIEW FROM MR. RIGUES, FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, WHEN HE WAS TOLD TO EXECUTE A SHORT FIELD LANDING. WHEN HE GOT TOO LOW THE INSTRUCTOR TOLD HIM TO ADD POWER WHICH WAS TOO LATE AND THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE GROUND SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. AS THE AIRCRAFT WAS MOVING TOWARD THE ASPHALT THE NOSE GEAR SHEARED OFF FROM HITTING THE EDGE OF THE ASPHALT AND THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR TORE LOOSE FROM THE MAIN SPAR.

## 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 NYC02LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02LA170), Aug 19, 2002: Piper PA-24-260 (N9030P), New Bedford, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilots failure to obtain the proper touchdown point, and the CFI's delay in remedial action.

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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