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FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-180 · Sussex, NJ · March 30, 2005

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Date
March 30, 2005 · 14:45 local
Place
Sussex, NJ
Airport
Sussex Airport
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9235J
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC05CA065
Reported as
Piper PA28180
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
13,550 total600 in this make and model7 in the last 90 days
N9235JRegistration cancelled Jan 29, 2013 · Piper PA-28-180S/N 28-3308 · Built 1966Airframe modelPiper PA-28-180Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) During a simulated emergency landing to runway 03 at the Sussex Airport (fwn) in Sussex, NJ, the right main landing gear of the aircraft struck wires on a utility pole that stood approximately 40 feet in the air, and approximately 1,000 from the approach end of the runway. The aircraft nose pitched down, and yawed to the right. As the pilot in the left seat attempted to recover using left aileron, and rudder, the left wing struck a small shrub type tree that stood approximately 15 feet high. The aircraft's left wing struck a taxiway, and scraped along the ground for approximately 150 feet, eventually striking the nose and propeller, and turning 180 degrees from it's flight path. As the aircraft settled while sliding backwards in soft earth, the left wing twisted in a clockwise direction (facing the aircraft from the left side) causing the bottom of the wing to rotate with the landing gear facing up. Both pilots suffered minor injuries, and the weather was VFR with light and variable winds.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) DURING A SIMULATED EMERGENCY LANDING TO RUNWAY 03 AT THE SUSSEX AIRPORT (FWN) IN SUSSEX, NJ, THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR OF THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK WIRES ON A UTILITY POLE THAT STOOD APPROXIMATELY 40 FEET IN THE AIR, AND APPROXIMATELY 1,000 FROM THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT NOSE PITCHED DOWN, AND YAWED TO THE RIGHT. AS THE PILOT IN THE LEFT SEAT ATTEMPTED TO RECOVER USING LEFT AILERON, AND RUDDER, THE LEFT WING STRUCK A SMALL SHRUB TYPE TREE THAT STOOD APPROXIMATELY 15 FEET HIGH. THE AIRCRAFT'S LEFT WING STRUCK A TAXIWAY, AND SCRAPED ALONG THE GROUND FOR APPROXIMATELY 150 FEET, EVENTUALLY STRIKING THE NOSE AND PROPELLER, AND TURNING 180 DEGREES FROM IT'S FLIGHT PATH. AS THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED WHILE SLIDING BACKWARDS IN SOFT EARTH, THE LEFT WING TWISTED IN A CLOCKWISE DIRECTION (FACING THE AIRCRAFT FROM THE LEFT SIDE) CAUSING THE BOTTOM OF THE WING TO ROTATE WITH THE LANDING GEAR FACING UP. BOTH PILOTS SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES, AND THE WEATHER WAS VFR WITH LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS.

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 NYC05CA065Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportSussex, NJThe pilot's failure to insure adequate obstacle clearance while conducting a practice forced landing approach, and the flight instructor's failure to take remedial action, which resulted in an in-flight collision with wires.Mar 30, 2005 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N9235J · 1

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

Accident 19941030048879ATo Aborted (Fixed Wing) · Nunda, NYTried to depart short strip full load high trees. Unable leave ground effect. Aborted. Ran off end struck berm.Oct 30, 1994 · Substantial damage