# NTSB NYC82DA055: Piper PA-34-200, N1519T, Atlantic City, NJ, March 12, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: March 12, 1982, 08:00 local (13:00 UTC)
- Place: Atlantic City, NJ
- Location: 39.4576° N, 74.5772° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ATLANTIC CITY INTL (ACY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4576&lon=-74.5772&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 12, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 69835
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC82DA055
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/69835/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82DA055

## Sequence of events

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

- Overrun, landing - roll
  - weather condition - low ceiling (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - tailwind (contributing factor)
  - terrain condition - wet (contributing factor)
  - wrong runway - selected, pilot in command (cause)
  - distance - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
  - airspeed - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
  - go-around - not performed, pilot in command (cause)
- Main gear collapsed, landing
  - maneuver - performed, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - object - runway light (contributing factor)
  - landing gear,main gear - overload (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE ELECTED TO FLY HIS IFR APPROACH TO THE RUNWAY WITH A 10 KT QUARTERING TAIL WIND. HE REPORTED ENCOUNTERING HYDROPLANING CONDITIONS AFTER LANDING WITHIN THE FIRST QUARTER OF THE RUNWAY. BY THE TIME HE CONSIDERED A GO-AROUND, THERE WAS INSUFFICIENT AIRSPEED AND RUNWAY REMAINING. ASYMMETRICAL POWER WAS USED TO TURN THE AIRCRAFT AND AVOID ENTERING WATER. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE LEFT MAIN GEAR STRUCK A LIGHT AND COLLAPSED.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1519T](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1519T), registered now, S/N 34-7250337, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-34-200
- Registry model: [Piper PA-34-200](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200) (registry code 7103405) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 34-7250337
- Engines: LYCOMING IO-360-O16 200 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Business, Part 91
- Operator: S. V. Campbell
- Registered owner: S. V. Campbell
- Departed: BALTIMORE, MD
- Destination: ATLANTIC CITY, NJ
- Flight plan: IFR
- Airport: ACY, Bader Field, runway 11, 2,950 × 100 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 27; commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 2,319 total, 174 in this make and model, 1,420 as pilot in command, 84 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Instrument (IMC), Day
- Wind: 270° at 10 knots
- Lowest ceiling: 800 ft broken
- Temperature: 109 °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 19820312004139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820312004139A), Mar 12, 1982: Piper PA34200, Atlantic City, NJ, Substantial damage. Hydroplaning on downwind landing. Elected to ground loop to avoid water off end of runway. Collapsed landing gear.

## Other investigations on N1519T (1)

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.

- [NTSB MIA01LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01LA023), Nov 3, 2000: Piper PA-34-200 (N1519T), Daytona Beach, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The CFI's inadequate supervision of the dual student and the dual student's loss of directional control during landing.

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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