# Incident 20230511006059I: Piper PA-28-180, Rio Grande, NJ, May 11, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 11, 2023, 19:10 local time
- Place: Rio Grande, NJ
- Airport: Cape May County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Location: 39.0084° N, 74.9085° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CAPE MAY COUNTY (WWD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0084&lon=-74.9085&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4264T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4264T) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 39 total, 7 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/20230511006059I

## Narrative

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

AFTER COMPLETING THREE TAKE OFFS AND LANDINGS AT CAPE MAY COUNTY AIRPORT (WWD) A STUDENT PILOT AND CFI WERE PERFORMING ENGINE OUT PROCEDURES. THE CFI PULLED THE POWER TO IDLE AND THE STUDENT PILOT ATTEMPTED TO EXECUTE AN EMERGENCY LANDING.

BOTH PILOTS AGREE THAT THE APPROACH APPEARED TO BE NORMAL WITH PAPI'S INDICATING SLIGHTLY HIGH. THE CREW STATED THAT A STRONG DOWNDRAFT OCCURRED AND PUSHED THE AIRCRAFT LOW. WEATHER REPORTS IN THE AREA COULD NOT CONFIRM THIS. THE CFI CALLED FOR POWER AND BOTH PILOTS ADDED POWER HOWEVER IT WAS TOO LATE.

THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN SHORT OF THE RUNWAY AND SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO ITS LANDING GEAR, PROPELLER, AND LEFT WINGTIP. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET SHORT OF RUNWAY 19.

## Other reports on N4264T (3)

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

- [Incident 19910326009459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910326009459I), Mar 26, 1991: Piper PA28180 (N4264T), Sea Bright, NJ, Minor damage. Total electrical failure. Emergency landing on a beach. Found belt off alternator.
- [Incident 19810707056229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810707056229I), Jul 7, 1981: Piper PA28180 (N4264T), Erie, CO, Minor damage. Student pilot attempted downwind and downslope landing. Damaged gear and propeller.
- [Accident 19780506010369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780506010369A), May 6, 1978: Piper PA28180 (N4264T), Hoyt, CO, Substantial damage

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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