# Accident 20140211002409A: Piper PA-38-112, Greenwood Lake, NJ, February 11, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 11, 2014, 10:45 local time
- Place: Greenwood Lake, NJ
- Airport: Greenwood Lake
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1283° N, 74.3467° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1283&lon=-74.3467&mi=10
- Aircraft: N381PT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N381PT-2014-06-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-38-112 (registry code 7103812, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-38-112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-38-112
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 160 total, 160 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA14CA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA119) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140211002409A

## Narrative

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

A PIPER PA-38 AIRPLANE, N381PT LANDED AT  GREENWOOD LAKE AIRPORT (4N1), NJ, ON RUNWAY 24; AN UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT. UPON TOUCHDOWN AT A SIGNIFICANT ANGLE TO THE RUNWAY, THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND IT QUICKLY EXITED THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT SIDE AT A HIGH SPEED  AND IMPACTED A SOLID SNOW BANK (PLOWED 3-4 FEET HIGH) ALONG THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WAS CAUSED BY THE IMPACT WITH THE SNOW BANK, HOWEVER, THERE WERE NO APPARENT INJURIES TO THE TWO OCCUPANTS. THE FOREIGN LICENSED PILOT SEATED IN THE LEFT SEAT WAS AT THE CONTROLS THROUGHOUT THE MANEUVER. THE FAA LICENSED PILOT AND PIC WAS SEATED IN THE RIGHT SEAT AND GIVING SOME INSTRUCTION.

## 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 ERA14CA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA119), Feb 11, 2014: Piper PA 38-112 (N381PT), West Milford, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot-in-command to maintain directional control during landing.

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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