# NTSB NYC80FHA23: Piper PA-23, N1442P, Somerville, NJ, June 14, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 14, 1980
- Place: Somerville, NJ · SOMERVILLE, NJ
- Location: 40.5697° N, 74.6077° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Somerville, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5697&lon=-74.6077&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 19, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131343
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC80FHA23
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FHA23

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0912  80/6/14    SOMERVILLE,NJ       PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1045                    N1442P              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 40, 993 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            138 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SOLBERG
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SOMERVILLE,NJ               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1442P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1442P-2013-03-21), registration cancelled 2013-03-21, S/N 23-501, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23
- Registry model: [Piper PA-23](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23) (registry code 7102302) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Solberg

## 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 19800614023929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800614023929A), Jun 14, 1980: Piper PA23, Somerville, NJ, Substantial damage. High sink rate on approach not reduced on level-off. Hard landing damaged airplane.

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.

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