# NTSB NYC00LA073: Piper PA-28-140, N624FL, Vincentown, NJ, February 6, 2000 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: February 6, 2000, 16:20 local (21:20 UTC) - Place: Vincentown, NJ - Location: 39.9363° N, 74.7512° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vincentown, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9363&lon=-74.7512&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report March 2, 2001 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 48641 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC00LA073 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/48641/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA073 ## Probable cause The CFI's delay in remedial action after the student pilot lost control of the airplane. A factor in the accident was the CFI's lack of total experience in flight instruction. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - in flight, landing - flare/touchdown - aircraft control - not maintained, dual student - lack of total experience in type operation, pilot in command(cfi) (contributing factor) - remedial action - delayed, pilot in command(cfi) (cause) - On ground/water collision with object, landing - flare/touchdown - terrain condition - snowbank ## Analysis While landing, the student pilot flared about 15-20 feet above the runway. The airplane then made a 'rapid movement' to the left, and before any power or control correction could be made by the CFI, the airplane struck a snow bank. At the time of the accident, the CFI had accumulated about 14 hours total experience as a flight instructor. ## Factual narrative On February 6, 2000, about 1620 Eastern Standard Time, a Piper PA-28-140, N624FL, was substantially damaged while landing at the Red Lion Airport, Vincentown, New Jersey. The certificated flight instructor (CFI), and student pilot, were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for the instructional flight conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. According to a Federal Aviation Administration inspector, the CFI stated that, while landing on Runway 23, a 2,880-foot long by 50-foot wide asphalt runway, "a gust of wind caused [him] to loose control of the airplane and go off the side of the runway." The airplane impacted a snow bank and tore off the left wing. The CFI additionally stated in a narrative of the accident that the student pilot was flying the airplane at the time of the accident. After crossing the threshold, the student pilot flared about 15-20 feet above the runway. The airplane then made a "rapid movement" to the left, and before any power or control correction could be made, the airplane struck a snow bank. At the time of the accident, the CFI had accumulated about 14 hours of total flight instruction experience, 9 hours of which were in make and model. The winds reported by an airport located 5 miles to the southeast, at 1555 were, from 270 degrees at 8 knots. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N624FL](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N624FL-2020-04-03), registration cancelled 2020-04-03, S/N 28-7125513, built 1971 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Piper PA-28-140 - Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 28-7125513 - Engines: Lycoming O-320 180 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Registered owner: Northeast Aviation - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility - Departed: PNE, PHILADELPHIA, PA - Destination: N73 - Airport: N73, Red Lion Airport, runway 23, 2,880 × 50 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 31; commercial, flight instructor; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: right; flight hours: 364 total, 11 in this make and model, 284 as pilot in command, 48 in the last 90 days, 28 in the last 30 days, 3 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 270° at 8 knots - Visibility: 7 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 34 °F, dew point 14 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: WRI, 5 nm away ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20000206013159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000206013159A), Feb 6, 2000: Piper PA28140, Vincentown, NJ, No damage. (-23) Pilot was landing aircraft at Red Lion Airport. Pilot stated that a gust of wind caused him to lose control of the aircraft and go off the side of the… ## Other investigations on N624FL (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 CEN18LA299](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA299), Jul 28, 2018: Piper PA28 (N624FL), Columbia, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The airplane's inability to climb due to reduced engine power as a result of insufficient compression in all cylinders and fouled spark plugs in the No. 2 cylinder while operating near its maximum… 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. 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