20230101004429A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32R-301T · Old Bridge, NJ · January 1, 2023

Date: January 1, 2023 · 19:30 local
Place: Old Bridge, NJ
Airport: Old Bridge
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N8282K
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA23LA107
Reported as: Piper PA-32R-301T
Reported engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 438 total154 in this make and model7 in the last 90 days

N8282KRegistered now · Piper PA-32R-301TS/N 32R-8129002 Airframe modelPiper PA-32R-301T Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

While performing takeoffs and landings for night currency, privacy data omitted experienced an electrical/gear issue that included temporary loss of communication radios. Pilot remained in the traffic pattern and while on approach to runway 24 at 3N6, privacy data omitted struck trees near the approach end of runway 24.

As the FAA filed it

WHILE PERFORMING TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS FOR NIGHT CURRENCY, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ EXPERIENCED AN ELECTRICAL/GEAR ISSUE THAT INCLUDED TEMPORARY LOSS OF COMMUNICATION RADIOS. PILOT REMAINED IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN AND WHILE ON APPROACH TO RUNWAY 24 AT 3N6, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STRUCK TREES NEAR THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 24.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ERA23LA107Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportOld Bridge, NJThe pilot’s failure to maintain adequate clearance from trees during the landing approach.Jan 1, 2023 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N8282K · 1

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

Incident 20161103022699ITaxi · Carthage, NCBrake fire incident on 3 November: Aircraft flew from kscr to ksop around 3PM, on the first preflight of the day, the pilot observed nothing unusual about the brakes, no leaks or other abnormal indications. The flight from kscr to ksop was uneventful and no…Nov 3, 2016 · Minor damage