- Date
- December 27, 1980
- Place
- Bedminster, NJ · BEDMINSTER, NJ
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N44055Piper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report March 23, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19801227077999A
- Case key
- 127688
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3528 80/12/27 BEDMINSTER,NJ PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE UNK/NR, 17 TIME - 1330 N44055 PX- 0 0 0 SOLO TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 1 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SOMERSET DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BEDMINSTER,NJ LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING REMARKS- PORPOISED AFT TCHDWN,WENT OFF RWY.HIT PIPER PA-28,N56578,TXG FOR GND SVC.MINOR DMG TO N56578.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N44055
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Somerset
N44055Registration cancelled May 8, 2021 · Piper PA-28-140Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.