- Date
- August 29, 1973
- Place
- Berlin, NJ · BERLIN, NJ
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N8260NPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report October 15, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730829029999A
- Case key
- 189154
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2487 73/8/29 BERLIN,NJ PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 41, 166 TIME - 1910 N8260N PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - AERO HAVEN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BERLIN,NJ LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER REMARKS- SECTION OF NOSE WHEEL ASSEMBLY FOUND APRX 15FT FROM THE APPROACH END OF THE RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8260N
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Aero Haven
N8260NRegistered now · Piper PA-28-140Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N8260N · 1
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