# Accident 20041129030709A: Piper PA28140, Allentown, PA, November 29, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 29, 2004, 15:15 local time
- Place: Allentown, PA
- Airport: Allentown Queen City
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: GU7S
- Location: 40.5703° N, 75.4881° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5703&lon=-75.4881&mi=10
- Aircraft: N15037, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N15037) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 62 total, 46 in this make and model, 44 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD05LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD05LA021) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041129030709A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATED THAT ON HIS FINAL APPROACH TO "1N9" HIS AIRSPEED WAS 80 MPH, AND OVER THE NUMBERS, HE CLOSED THE THROTTLE FOR HIS LEVEL OFF. UPON TOCHDOWN ON THE MAIN GEAR, HE STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT PULLED TO THE RIGHT INTO THE GRASS. HE STATED THAT IT FELT AS THOUGH THE RIGHT WING WAS SETTLING LOWER THAN THE LEFT WING. HE FURTHER STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT VEERED UNCONTROLLABLY OFF THE RUNWAY TO THE RIGHT DESPITE HIS USING FULL LEFT RUDDER. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO THE RIGHT, THROUGH THE GRASS UNTIL THE R/H WING AND R/H MAIN LANDING GEAR HIT A RUNWAY SIGN. THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLY SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE RIGHT WING BOUNCED OFF THE RUNWAY SIGN, WHICH CAUSED THE NOSE TO PITCH DOWN, THE NOSE GEAR AND PROPELLER IMPACTED A CONCRETE ELECTRICAL JUNCTION BOX. THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND BROKE-OFF, BUT REMAINED UNDER THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO SLIDE ON THE NOSE, PROP AND R/H WING. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST AT THE NORTH EDGE OF THE PARALLEL TAXIWAY.

## 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 IAD05LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD05LA021), Nov 29, 2004: Piper PA-28-140 (N15037), Allentown, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper decision to continue the flight with known deficiencies in equipment. Also causal was the failure of the right main landing gear due to overstress cracking.

## Other reports on N15037 (1)

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

- [Accident 20121012026649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121012026649A), Oct 12, 2012: Piper PA-28-140 (N15037), Allentown, PA, Substantial damage. On October 12, 2012, about 1835 eastern daylight time, a Piper PA-28-140, N15037, operated by ace pilot training inc., was substantially damaged during a…

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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