# Accident 20141103020699A: Piper PA-22-150, Englishtown, NJ, November 3, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 3, 2014, 11:10 local time
- Place: Englishtown, NJ
- Airport: Old Bridge Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3300° N, 74.3467° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3300&lon=-74.3467&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7102D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7102D-2017-09-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-150 (registry code 7102210, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22-150
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 392 total, 24 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA15CA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15CA043) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141103020699A

## Narrative

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

AFTER OVERFLYING THE AIRPORT AND CHECKING THE WIND SOCK, THE PILOT OF N7102D CHOSE TO CONDUCT AN APPROACH TO LANDING TO RUNWAY 24 AT (3N6), ENGLISHTOWN, NJ.  THE APPROACH WAS NORMAL INTO THE FLARE WHEREUPON THE PILOT REPORTED EXPERIENCING VERY GUSTY CROSSWIND CONDITIONS AND DIFFICULTY MAINTAINING CONTROL AND PROPER ALIGNMENT AND CONFIGURATION FOR LANDING.  THE PILOT ULTIMATELY LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT RESULTING

IN A GROUND LOOP, COMING TO REST ON THE CENTERLINE OF THE RUNWAY WITH SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND NO REPORTED INJURIES.

## 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 ERA15CA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15CA043), Nov 3, 2014: Piper PA 22-150 (N7102D), Old Bridge, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of control while landing the tailwheel-equipped airplane in gusting wind conditions, which resulted in a ground loop.

## Other reports on N7102D (1)

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

- [Incident 19810606039719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810606039719I), Jun 6, 1981: Piper PA22150 (N7102D), Fresno, CA, Minor damage. Aircraft struck powerlines on approach to runway 30. Aircraft received arc burns to prop and dented spinner, cowl.

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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