# NTSB NYC82DA020: Piper PA-28-140, N5989W, Sussex, NJ, January 26, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: January 26, 1982, 15:00 local (20:00 UTC)
- Place: Sussex, NJ
- Location: 41.2088° N, 74.6082° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sussex, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2088&lon=-74.6082&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 26, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 72766
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC82DA020
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/72766/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82DA020

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll
  - airport facilities,runway/landing area condition - snow covered (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor)
  - judgment - poor, pilot in command (cause)
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll
  - airport facilities,runway/landing area condition - snowbank (contributing factor)

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5989W), registered now, S/N 28-24792, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-140
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 28-24792
- Airframe hours: 2440
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 59; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19820126004589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820126004589A), Jan 26, 1982: Piper PA28140, Sussex, NJ, Substantial damage. Pilot lost directional control during landing. Aircraft crashed into snowbank.

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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