# Incident 20230109004439I: Piper PA-24-250, Fairfield, NJ, January 9, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 9, 2023, 11:46 local time
- Place: Fairfield, NJ
- Airport: Essex County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8752° N, 74.2814° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ESSEX COUNTY (CDW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8752&lon=-74.2814&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6202P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6202P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24-250
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 375 total, 3 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230109004439I

## Narrative

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

ON JANUARY 9, 2023, AIRCRAFT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, DEPLETED ITS FUEL AND  LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY 4, STRIKING RUNWAY EDGE LIGHTS BEFORE

COMING TO A STOP RESULTING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N6202P (2)

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

- [Incident 20020224002869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020224002869I), Feb 24, 2002: Piper PA24250 (N6202P), Georgetown, KY, Minor damage. (-23) Student pilot. A/c landed with gear up. Damage to the propeller and minimal damage to the airframe.
- [Incident 19861020062239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861020062239I), Oct 20, 1986: Piper PA24250 (N6202P), Temple, TX, Minor damage. Pilot did not notice gear horn or warning light and failed to lower the gear for landing.

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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