20040817018289A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28R-180 · Eliot, ME · August 17, 2004

Date: August 17, 2004 · 14:08 local
Place: Eliot, ME
Airport: Littlebrook Air Park Airport
Phase of flight: Sfl Final Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N4631J
NTSB investigation: NTSBIAD04CA038
Reported as: Piper PA28R180
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 880 total6 in this make and model6 in the last 90 days

N4631JRegistered now · Piper PA-28R-180S/N 28R-30518 · Built 1968 Airframe modelPiper PA-28R-180 Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Mr. Ricker, pilot in command of Piper N4631J, was in the process of taking his biennial flight review. He initiated a practice emergency landing at the Littlebrook airpark. The first attempt was rejected due to having too high an airspeed. The second attempt, although needed corrections, looked acceptable to continue. After flying over a treeline on final approach, the aircraft experienced a significant loss of altitude and airspeed. The aircraft stalled, and Mr. Ricker was unable to recover. The aircraft landed hard enough to caused the gear to collapse and cause structural damage to the right wing of the aircraft. There were no injuries.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) MR. RICKER, PILOT IN COMMAND OF PIPER N4631J, WAS IN THE PROCESS OF TAKING HIS BIENNIAL FLIGHT REVIEW. HE INITIATED A PRACTICE EMERGENCY LANDING AT THE LITTLEBROOK AIRPARK. THE FIRST ATTEMPT WAS REJECTED DUE TO HAVING TOO HIGH AN AIRSPEED. THE SECOND ATTEMPT, ALTHOUGH NEEDED CORRECTIONS, LOOKED ACCEPTABLE TO CONTINUE. AFTER FLYING OVER A TREELINE ON FINAL APPROACH, THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A SIGNIFICANT LOSS OF ALTITUDE AND AIRSPEED. THE AIRCRAFT STALLED, AND MR. RICKER WAS UNABLE TO RECOVER. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD ENOUGH TO CAUSED THE GEAR TO COLLAPSE AND CAUSE STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING OF THE AIRCRAFT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB IAD04CA038Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportEliot, METhe pilot's failure to maintain airspeed above stall which resulted in a hard landing and collapse of the landing gear. Also causal was the flight instructor's inadequate supervision.Aug 17, 2004 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N4631J · 2

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

Accident 20150723013479ALanding: Touchdown · Ft. Lauderdale, FLN4631J experienced a landing gear problem accompanied by a loss of steering 23 jul 2015 at Ft. Lauderdale Executive Airport (fxe). The aircraft is a PA-28R-180 based at skyeagle aviation academy (8SKS). The aircraft was operated under 14 CFR part 141 with an…Jul 23, 2015 · Substantial damage Incident 20130313004889ICruise/Level Flight · Palm Coast, FLAt 2240 UTC, N4631J made an emergency landing around the 4900 block of the Palm Coast parkway. The aircraft landed eastbound in the westbound lanes. Prior to coming to rest, the left wingtip struck the front bumper of semi-tractor trailer. Damage done to the…Mar 13, 2013 · Minor damage