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FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-181 · Lakewood, NJ · April 18, 2014

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Date
April 18, 2014 · 10:40 local
Place
Lakewood, NJ
Airport
Lakewood Airport
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N268BG
Reported as
Piper PA-28-181
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
21,969 total96 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days
N268BGRegistered now · Piper PA-28-181S/N 28-7690268 · Built 1976Airframe modelPiper PA-28-181Engine modelLycoming 0-360-A1DReciprocating

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What happened

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On April 18, 2014 a Piper archer, N268BG, was used to conduct a flight review. While attempting to perform a short field landing, which was the last landing of the check, the aircrafts right wing tip and approximately 24 to 30 inches of that leading edge, appeared to have struck tree tops. The aircraft sustained minor damage to the right wings leading edge and wing tip. The aircraft landed on runway 6 without incident. The private pilot and instructor were not injured. During the interviews, both pilots felt that the approach to the runway was fine and stated that the pasi (path approach slope indicator) was used for the landings. The FBO manager was also interviewed. This airport has surveillance cameras. It was requested that the video be provided. The video did show that the aircraft landed short of the runway threshold, which would indicate that the approach may have been low. This was the third landing on the same runway using the pasi each time. The pilot and instructor stated there was no issue with the pasi. Inspection of the immediate approach end of the runway did not identify any broken tree top branches.

As the FAA filed it

ON APRIL 18, 2014 A PIPER ARCHER, N268BG, WAS USED TO CONDUCT A FLIGHT REVIEW. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PERFORM A SHORT FIELD LANDING, WHICH WAS THE LAST LANDING OF THE CHECK, THE AIRCRAFTS RIGHT WING TIP AND APPROXIMATELY 24 TO 30 INCHES OF THAT LEADING EDGE, APPEARED TO HAVE STRUCK TREE TOPS. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WINGS LEADING EDGE AND WING TIP. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY 6 WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND INSTRUCTOR WERE NOT INJURED. DURING THE INTERVIEWS, BOTH PILOTS FELT THAT THE APPROACH TO THE RUNWAY WAS FINE AND STATED THAT THE PASI (PATH APPROACH SLOPE INDICATOR) WAS USED FOR THE LANDINGS. THE FBO MANAGER WAS ALSO INTERVIEWED. THIS AIRPORT HAS SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS. IT WAS REQUESTED THAT THE VIDEO BE PROVIDED. THE VIDEO DID SHOW THAT THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SHORT OF THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD, WHICH WOULD INDICATE THAT THE APPROACH MAY HAVE BEEN LOW. THIS WAS THE THIRD LANDING ON THE SAME RUNWAY USING THE PASI EACH TIME. THE PILOT AND INSTRUCTOR STATED THERE WAS NO ISSUE WITH THE PASI. INSPECTION OF THE IMMEDIATE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY DID NOT IDENTIFY ANY BROKEN TREE TOP BRANCHES.