- Date
- November 21, 1983, 11:40 local (16:40 UTC)
- Place
- Farmingdale, NY
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N557FLPiper PA-28-140
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19831121067399A
- Case key
- 35472
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Wind was gusting 40 KTS with a reported low level windshear. The plt stated his approach speed was fast & he possibly did not flare enough on landing. The acft landed hard & porpoised. On the third bounce a strong gust of crosswind from the left was encountered, the left wing was lifted up as the nose dropped, bending the nose gear sideways. The prop thenmade ground contact.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N557FL
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-140
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-7125397
- Airframe hours
- 4,395
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2A, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Ferry · Part 91
- Registered owner
- East Coast Airways
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 26, 1983 · 95 hours before
- Departed
- GON · Groton, CT
- Airport
- FRG · Republic, runway 32, 6,826 × 150 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
- 27
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 117 total · 4 in this make and model · 50 as pilot in command · 5 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 300° at 28 knots, gusting 40
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N557FL · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.