# Accident 20050330004549A: Piper PA28180, Sussex, NJ, March 30, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 30, 2005, 14:45 local time
- Place: Sussex, NJ
- Airport: Sussex Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2003° N, 74.6231° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2003&lon=-74.6231&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9235J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9235J-2013-01-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,550 total, 600 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC05CA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC05CA065) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050330004549A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 NYC05CA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC05CA065), Mar 30, 2005: Piper PA-28-180 (N9235J), Sussex, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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…

## Other reports on N9235J (1)

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

- [Accident 19941030048879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941030048879A), Oct 30, 1994: Piper PA28180 (N9235J), Nunda, NY, Substantial damage. Tried to depart short strip full load high trees. Unable leave ground effect. Aborted. Ran off end struck berm.

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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