# Incident 20080923850019I: Piper PA24260, Lancaster, PA, September 23, 2008

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 23, 2008, 09:47 local time
- Place: Lancaster, PA
- Airport: Lancaster
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1224° N, 76.2944° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LANCASTER (LNS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1224&lon=-76.2944&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9339P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9339P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-260 (registry code 7102406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24260
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 800 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080923850019I

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT REPORTED DURING INTERVIEW, THAT HE OVERSHOT INTENDED LANDING ZONE ON RUNWAY 13.  OVERSHOOT WAS THE RESULT OF INITIATING APPROACH TO LAND WITH EXCESSIVE ALTITUDE AND AIRSPEED.  PILOT ELECTED TO CONTINUE LANDING.  AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON LAST 1/3 OF RUNWAY.  HE ATTEMPTED TO TURN OFF RUNWAY AT TAXIWAY ALPHA, AT HIGH SPEED AND UNDER HEAVY BRAKING.  AIRCRAFT TURNED ABRUPTLY AND CAME TO REST ON TAXIWAY ALPHA.  MANUVER CAUSED DAMAGE TO LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLY AND CAUSED LEFT WING TO STRIKE TAXIWAY LIGHT STRUCTURE.

## Other reports on N9339P (1)

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

- [Accident 19740621022219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740621022219A), Jun 21, 1974: Piper PA24260 (N9339P), Cape May, NJ, Substantial damage. Plt hurried ldg to avoid wx.

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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