# Accident 20230101004429A: Piper PA-32R-301T, Old Bridge, NJ, January 1, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 1, 2023, 19:30 local time
- Place: Old Bridge, NJ
- Airport: Old Bridge
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3337° N, 74.3421° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3337&lon=-74.3421&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8282K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8282K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-301T (registry code 7103220, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-301t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32R-301T
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 438 total, 154 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA23LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA107) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230101004429A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ERA23LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA107), Jan 1, 2023: Piper PA-32R-301T (N8282K), Old Bridge, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate clearance from trees during the landing approach.

## Other reports on N8282K (1)

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

- [Incident 20161103022699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161103022699I), Nov 3, 2016: Piper PA-32R-301T (N8282K), Carthage, NC, Minor damage. Brake 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…

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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