- Date
- April 11, 1983, 00:09 local (05:09 UTC)
- Place
- Jamaica, NY
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2819APiper PA-28-181
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830411011999A
- Case key
- 35167
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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.
Analysis
The aircraft made a hard landing after an ILS approach to runway 31L at jfk international airport. The acft broke out ofthe clouds at 600 feet. As descent continued 2 notches of flaps were applied and flare was begun at 20 feet AGL. About 10 ft. above the runway at 60 KTS airspeed the pilot stated he felt a slight bump as the acft fishtailed. The pilot applied power as the stall warning sounded briefly and the airspeed dropped. According to the pilot the acft nosed down out of control, struck the runway and bounced. At this time, electrical power was lost. The pilot applied full power andthen cut back to land on the runway. The pilot taxied off the runway without lights or radio as an escort car arrived toaid in taxiing. During this time the nose gear collapsed damaging the propeller.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2819A
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-181
- Category
- Airplane
- Airframe hours
- 345
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A4M, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Barry M. Levin
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 11, 1982 · 0 hours before
- Departed
- N67 · Philadelphia, PA
- Flight plan
- VFR/IFR
- Airport
- JFK · Jfk International Airport, runway 31L, 10,000 × 150 ft, concrete
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
- 40
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 440 total · 384 in this make and model · 242 as pilot in command · 17 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 340° at 12 knots, gusting 7
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 600 ft broken
- Temperature
- 7 °F, dew point 50 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- JFK, 1 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.