# NTSB NYC84LA115: Piper PA-28R-200, N41724, Mount Holly, NJ, March 23, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: March 23, 1984, 08:35 local (13:35 UTC)
- Place: Mount Holly, NJ
- Location: 39.9929° N, 74.7877° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mount Holly, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9929&lon=-74.7877&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 35517
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC84LA115
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/35517/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA115

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - in flight, approach
  - weather condition - windshear (contributing factor)
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
- Dragged wing,rotor,pod,float or tail/skid, landing - flare/touchdown
  - recovery from bounced landing - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - flare - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

ACCORDING TO THE PLT, A WINDSHEAR WAS ENCOUNTERED DURING THE FINAL APPROACH AT APPROXIMATELY 100 FT AGL. THE ACFT DESCENDED RAPIDLY AND BOUNCED AT THE APPROACH END OF THE RWY, ASCENDED APPROXIMATELY 30 FT INTO THE AIR, LANDED AGAIN STRIKING THE LEFT WING ON THE RWY.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N41724](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N41724-2026-06-06), registration cancelled 2026-06-06, S/N 28R-7435212, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R-200
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28R-200](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (registry code 7102811) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 28R-7435212
- Airframe hours: 3100
- Engines: LYCOMING IO-360-C1C 200 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: William Thompson
- Registered owner: William Thompson
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: CDW, CALDWELL, NJ
- Destination: 7MY, MOUNT HOLLY, NJ
- Airport: 7MY, Burlington Co., runway 26, 3,900 × 50 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 38; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 1,712 total, 1,700 in this make and model, 1,600 as pilot in command, 100 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 280° at 10 knots, gusting 15
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 4,500 ft unknown

## 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 19840323007179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840323007179A), Mar 23, 1984: Piper PA28R200, Lumberton, NJ, Substantial damage. Pilot made hard landing causing substantial damage to airplane.

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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