- Date
- January 26, 1982, 15:00 local (20:00 UTC)
- Place
- Sussex, NJ
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5989WPiper PA-28-140
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report January 26, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820126004589A
- Case key
- 72766
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
After returning from a local flight, the pilot landed on runway 03 with the wind from 310 degrees at 15 gusting 20 knots. The runway had been plowed, but it was about 60 percent covered with patches of snow. The pilot reported that during the landing roll, a gust of wind pushed the plane to the side. The right wheel hit a snowbank turning the aircraft further right and resulting in substantial damage.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5989W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-140
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-24792
- Airframe hours
- 2,440
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2A, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Sussex Airport
- Registered owner
- Sussex Airport
- Departed
- Sussex, NJ
- Destination
- Sussex, NJ
- Airport
- Sussex, runway 3, 3,510 × 75 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 59
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 96 total · 96 in this make and model · 34 as pilot in command · 6 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 310° at 15 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Temperature
- 32 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.