# Accident 20060823022229A: Piper PA28R200, West Milford, NJ, August 23, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 2006, 17:00 local time
- Place: West Milford, NJ
- Airport: Greenwood Lake Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1281° N, 74.3467° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1281&lon=-74.3467&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4583T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4583T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 289 total, 200 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC06CA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06CA210) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060823022229A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AIRPORT MANAGER OF GREENWOOD LAKE AIRPORT (4N1) CONTACTED THE FSDO WHEN HE NOTICED UPPER WING DAMAGE TO ONE OF THE TENANT A/C. INVESTIGATION FOUND THAT THE OWNER/OPERATOR OF N4583T, UPON RETURNING TO THE AIRPORT, HAD MADE A HARD LANDING THE PREVIOUS DAY. INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE REAR LNDG GR. ATTACHED BULKHEAD WAS DRIVEN UPWARD AND PENETRATED THE UPPER SKIN. (4"-5" GASH, WITH TORN RIVETS). AIRMAN MENTIONED THAT ON HIS APPROACH TO RWY 24 THE WINDS WERE 270-300 @ 10KTS WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS. WHEN 5 FEET OFF THE RWY, HE EXPERIENCED A GUST THAT DROPPED THE WING. HE DID NOT THINK IT WAS A "HARD LANDING." AIRWORTHINESS SUSPECTS FURTHER INTERNAL DAMAGE TO THE SPAR & MAIN LANDING GEAR MOUNTS. NOTE: ALTIM/STATIC/ENCODER OUT OF DATE BY 4 MO.

## 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 NYC06CA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06CA210), Aug 23, 2006: Piper PA-28R-200 (N4583T), West Milford, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions, which resulted in a hard landing. A factor was the wind.

## Other reports on N4583T (1)

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

- [Incident 19901027047109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901027047109I), Oct 27, 1990: Piper PA28R200 (N4583T), Warwick, NY, Minor damage. Left gear collapsed on rollout. Veered off runway. Runway under construction. No medical or annual certificates.

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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