- Date
- April 10, 1982, 13:15 local (18:15 UTC)
- Place
- Allentown, PA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N2531UPiper PA-28-181
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 10, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820410009149A
- Case key
- 69742
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Undershoot
Distance - misjudgedCause
Altitude - misjudgedCause
In flight collision with terrain/water
Terrain condition - snowbankFactor
Landing gear,nose gear - overloadFactor
Analysis
During final approach the landing gear collided with a snowbank and the aircraft skidded on its nose and main landing gear, coming to rest approximately 30-50 yards from the approach end of the runway.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2531U
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-181
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-8090052
- Airframe hours
- 1,031
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A4M, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Queen City Aviation
- Registered owner
- Queen City Aviation
- Departed
- 1N9 · Allentown, PA
- Destination
- 1N9 · Allentown, PA
- Airport
- 1N9 · Queen City, runway 25, 3,950 × 159 ft, concrete
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 35
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 281 total · 84 in this make and model · 176 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 15 knots
- Visibility
- 12 statute miles
- Temperature
- 131 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.