NYC81FHD40

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-38 · Lumberton, NJ · September 26, 1981

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 26, 1981
Place
Lumberton, NJ · LUMBERTON, NJ
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N2513CPiper PA-38
Status
Completed · report January 8, 1982
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19810926063029A
Case key
122904

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3059  81/9/26    LUMBERTON,NJ        PIPER PA-38         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 17, 17 TOTAL
        TIME - 1130                    N2513C              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BURLINGTON COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LUMBERTON,NJ                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: CROP                                      LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        REMARKS- LNDD IN CORN FLD ON 2ND LNDG OF 1ST SOLO.

Aircraft

Registration
N2513C
Reported as
Piper PA-38
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Burlington County

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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.