# Incident 20140418005619I: Piper PA-28-181, Lakewood, NJ, April 18, 2014

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 18, 2014, 10:40 local time
- Place: Lakewood, NJ
- Airport: Lakewood Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0669° N, 74.1776° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LAKEWOOD (N12), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0669&lon=-74.1776&mi=10
- Aircraft: N268BG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N268BG) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-360-A1D (registry code 41504, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-360-a1d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-181
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 21,969 total, 96 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140418005619I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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