# Accident 20090309004149A: Piper PA42, Belmar/Farming, NJ, March 9, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 9, 2009, 12:00 local time
- Place: Belmar/Farming, NJ
- Airport: Monmouth Executive
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: CDMA
- Location: 40.1869° N, 74.1247° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1869&lon=-74.1247&mi=10
- Aircraft: N28DA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N28DA-2018-01-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-42 (registry code 7104202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-42) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A (registry code 52043, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-60a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA42
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A60A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,766 total, 469 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA09CA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA190) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090309004149A

## Narrative

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

(-23)  AIRCRAFT WAS PERFORMING A VOR-A APPROACH TO BLM.  DUE TO A HIGH BANK ANGLE THE CREW WAS UNABLE TO ARREST THE DESCENT.  THE AIRCRAFT'S LH MAIN GEAR CONTACTED THE GRASS OFF THE LH SIDE OF RUNWAY 14 AND SUBSEQUENTLY SHEARED OFF THE LH MAIN GEAR.  THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED DOWN THE RUNWAY AND VEERED INTO THE GRASS ON THE LH SIDE OF THE RUNWAY COMING TO REST APPROXIMATELY 2000 FEET FROM THE THRESHOLD.

## 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 ERA09CA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA190), Mar 9, 2009: Piper PA-42 (N28DA), Belmar, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing.

## Other reports on N28DA (1)

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

- [Incident 19980701020789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980701020789I), Jul 1, 1998: Piper PA42 (N28DA), Zelienople, PA. Lost electrical power near yng destination. Landed 8G7. Battery had failed.

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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