# Accident 20210523009959A: Piper PA-28-180, Lincoln Park, NJ, May 23, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 23, 2021, 16:29 local time
- Place: Lincoln Park, NJ
- Airport: Lincoln Park
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9475° N, 74.3145° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9475&lon=-74.3145&mi=10
- Aircraft: N16528, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16528-2022-09-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-180
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,100 total, 800 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA21LA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA226) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210523009959A

## Narrative

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

LINCOLN PARK, (N07) NJ 05/23/2021 AT APPROXIMATELY  2239Z , DURING LANDING ON RUNWAY 1 N16528, PA28, THE LEFT LANDING GEAR CONTACTED THE RIGHT SIDE RUNWAY LIGHTS AND THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED LEFT OF THE CENTERLINE AND IMPACTED TREES FAR LEFT OF THE RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT LEFT WING WAS PUNCTURED BY A TREE BRANCH. 2 UNINJURED ON BOARD; HOWEVER, THE AIRCRAFT DAMAGE WAS SUBSTANTIAL.

## 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 ERA21LA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA226), May 23, 2021: Piper PA-28-180 (N16528), Lincoln Park, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of directional control during an aborted landing in crosswind conditions.

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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