- Date
- November 13, 1983, 15:30 local (20:30 UTC)
- Place
- Hackettstown, NJ
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N4720LPiper PA-28
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19831113058629A
- Case key
- 35465
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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
According to the plt, he made an extended pattern to keep spacing on a slower acft that was landing. He stated that he went thru the landing checklist & everything seemed normal. On final apch, the acft got a little low, but when the throttle was advanced, the eng failed to respond. The plt attempted to glide to the rwy, but was unable to clear over a hedgerow. No preimpact/mechanical failure or malfunction was found. The plt stated that earlier in the flt, carburetor icing was experienced which cleared up when carburetor heat was applied.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4720L
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 4040
- Airframe hours
- 2,168
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A4A, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Bruce D. Replogle
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 2, 1983 · 41 hours before
- Departed
- N05 · Hackettstown, NJ
- Airport
- N05 · Hackettstown, runway 5, 3,000 × 60 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
- 54
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 270 total · 36 in this make and model · 9 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Temperature
- 50 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.