# Accident 20150516007079A: Piper PA-28-140, Princeton, NJ, May 16, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 2015, 14:30 local time
- Place: Princeton, NJ
- Airport: Princeton
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3992° N, 74.6656° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3992&lon=-74.6656&mi=10
- Aircraft: N16491, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16491-2018-04-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (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-28-140
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,406 total, 605 in this make and model, 71 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA15CA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA079) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150516007079A

## Narrative

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

ON LANDING PILOT BOUNCED THE AIRCRAFT AND ATTEMPTED A GO AROUND. HE FAILED TO GAIN ALTITUDE AND STRUCK THE UPSLOPE SIDE OF A DITCH 200 FEET FROM THE DEPARTURE END AND TO THE RIGHT OF RUNWAY 28. INITIAL IMPACT SHEARED OFF THE LEFT MAIN WHEEL AND AXLE. AIRCRAFT BOUNCED APPROXIMATELY 85 FEET AND SKIDDED ON THE NOSE, RIGHT MAIN AND RIGHT WINGTIP APPROXIMATELT 15 FEET. AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN UPRIGHT POSITION ON ALL LANDING GEAR.

## 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 GAA15CA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA079), May 16, 2015: Piper PA 28-140 (N16491), Princeton, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing, resulting in a runway excursion.

## Other reports on N16491 (1)

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

- [Accident 19871203069529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871203069529A), Dec 3, 1987: Piper PA28140 (N16491), Pottstown, PA, Substantial damage. Student made nose high, short field takeoff. Aircraft stalled and impacted runway right wing low.

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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