# Accident 20080531842579A: Piper PA28161, Wildwood, NJ, May 31, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 2008, 22:20 local time
- Place: Wildwood, NJ
- Airport: Cape May County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0083° N, 74.9081° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0083&lon=-74.9081&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3024Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3024Z-2018-03-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 102 total, 102 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC08CA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA200) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080531842579A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED AT APPROXIMATELY 2220 (LOCAL) ON 31 MAY 2008.  THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED HAMMONTON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (N81) VFT FOR CAPE MAY COUNTY AIRPORT (WWD) AT 2500 FT WITH ATC FLIGHT FOLLOWING.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED AT APPROXIMATELY 2.0 MILES OUT FROM WWD HE DESCENDED TO 1,000 FT, FOR RUNWAY 19, AFTER HE HAD DESCENDED TO 1000 FT HE FIXATED ON THE RUNWAY AND NOT THE PAPI SYSTEM AND DID NOT REALIZE THE HEIGHT OF THE TREES AT THE END OF RUNWAY.  THE INITIAL IMPACT STARTLED HIM WITH AN ABRUPT YAW OF THE AIRCRAFT.  HE WAS ABLE TO CORRECT FOR THIS SITUATION AND LAND THE AIRCRAFT.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, HAD TO MAINTAIN FULL OPPOSITE AILERON (LEFT) TO KEEP THE AIRCRAFT FROM "ROLLING" RIGHT.  ACCORDING TO THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^PILOT THERE WERE NO MECHANICAL ISSUES WITH THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 NYC08CA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA200), Jun 1, 2008: Piper PA-28-161 (N3024Z), Wildwood, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from trees during approach. Contributing to the accident were the dark night conditions.

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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