# NTSB NYC84LA049: Piper PA-28-140, N1412X, Prospectville, PA, December 8, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: December 8, 1983, 09:15 local (14:15 UTC)
- Place: Prospectville, PA
- Location: 40.2118° N, 75.1857° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Prospectville, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2118&lon=-75.1857&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 35479
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC84LA049
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/35479/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA049

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - in flight, landing - flare/touchdown
  - object - tree(s)
  - flare - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
  - total, pilot in command (cause)
  - directional control - not possible, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

THE PLT STATED THAT HE INADVERTENTLY FLARED TOO HIGH DURING HIS LANDING ON RWY 32. THE STALL WARNING HORN SOUNDED AND THE LEFT WING STALLED. HE SAID HE ADDED POWER BUT THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT RESPOND TO FLT CONTROLS AND FLEW LEFT INTO TREES.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N1412X (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-140
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: LYCOMING O-320-E3D 150 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Registered owner: Turner Field, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: PROSPECTVILLE, PA
- Airport: N34, Turner Field, runway 32, 2,150 × 50 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 26; student; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 19 total, 19 in this make and model

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 310° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 46 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg

## 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 19831208060129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831208060129A), Dec 8, 1983: Piper PA28140, Prospectville, PA, Substantial damage. Student pilot leveled off too high, wing dropped and directional control was lost causing crash into trees.

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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