# Accident 20060312003419A: Piper PA34200T, Old Bridge, NJ, March 12, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 12, 2006, 22:20 local time
- Place: Old Bridge, NJ
- Airport: Old Bridge Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3322° N, 74.3539° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3322&lon=-74.3539&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8446F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8446F-2018-01-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200T (registry code 7103406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200T
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 1,657 total, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC06FA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06FA078) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060312003419A

## Narrative

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

(-23) RETURNING FROM FLA AFTER A FUEL STOP AT N. MYRTLE BEACH, SC, THE "PRIVATE" PILOT ATTEMPTED A VFR ARRIVAL AND NIGHT LANDING AT HIS BASE-OLD BRIDGE NJ (3N6). LOCAL WITNESSES REPORTED THE FIELD WAS FOG SHROUDED WHEN THEY "HEARD" HIM ARRIVE. NEARBY STATIONS REPORTED 100' OVCST & 1/4MI VIS, 9/8 TEMP, DWPT. TRACON TRACKS A/C SETTING UP FOR LEFT BASE TO RNY 24, BUT DROPS DATA WHEN DESCENT IS BELOW 600'. WITNESS REPORTS "POWER UP" AND A/C IS HEARD TURNING TO THE DOWNWIND POSITION. LOSING ALTITUDE, THE A/C IMPACTED THE TREES AND WAS DESTROYED. AT NO TIME WAS THERE A FLIGHT PLAN OR DETERMINATION THAT N8446F CONTACTED ANY ATC, FSS, OR INDEPENDENT WEATHER FACILITIES.

## 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 NYC06FA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06FA078), Mar 13, 2006: Piper PA-34-200T (N8446F), Old Bridge, NJ, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's improper decision to conduct visual approach and landing in instrument meteorological conditions, and his failure to maintain adequate clearance from trees and terrain during the…

## Other reports on N8446F (2)

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

- [Incident 19951226042499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951226042499I), Dec 26, 1995: Piper PA34200T (N8446F), No damage. Wife began taxiing aircraft and ran into a hangar door, damaging both. Pilot not in aircraft.
- [Incident 19871121080739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871121080739I), Nov 21, 1987: Piper PA34200T (N8446F), Baton Rouge, LA, Minor damage. Power failure in right engine. Precautionary landing. Found forward rocker arm cover on NR3 cylinder was loose.

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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