# NTSB NYC85FHD01: Piper Cherokee 140-C, N5894U, Pennington, NJ, November 24, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Final report
- Date: November 24, 1984, 13:40 local (18:40 UTC)
- Place: Pennington, NJ
- Location: 40.3249° N, 74.7888° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pennington, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3249&lon=-74.7888&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 35602
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC85FHD01
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/35602/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85FHD01

## Sequence of events

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

- Undershoot, approach - vfr pattern - final approach
  - planned approach - inaccurate, pilot in command (cause)
  - lack of total experience in type of aircraft, pilot in command (cause)
  - lack of familiarity with aircraft, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, landing - roll
  - compensation for wind conditions - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - flare - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
  - clearance - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - altitude - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - visual/aural perception, pilot in command (cause)
  - terrain condition - dirt bank/rising embankment (contributing factor)
  - inadequate transition/upgrade training, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

THE PLT & PASSG STATED THAT THE FLT & APPROACH TO LAND SEEMED NORMAL IN ALL RESPECTS. THEY BOTH HAVE NO RECOLLECTION OF THE ACTUAL ACCIDENT AND ONLY RECALL WAKING UP IN THE AMBULANCE. THERE ARE NO WITNESSES OF RECORD TO THE ACCIDENT. THE GROUNG EVIDENCE SHOWS TIRE MARKS ON A ROAD WHERE IT APPEARS THE ACFT BOUNCED & HIT AN EMBANKMENT SHORT OF THE RWY THRESHOLD. THE ACFT STOPPED AFTER A SLIDE OF ABOUT 12 FT ON THE RWY. THE NOSE GEAR WAS SHEARED OFF, THE PROP, THE RT WING DAMAGED, AND THE WINDSCREEN CRACKED DURING THE SLIDE. THE WIND WAS FROM 280 DEGREES AT 14 KTS WITH LITTLE OR NO TURBULENCE.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5894U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5894U-1990-02-23), registration cancelled 1990-02-23, S/N 2826789 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER CHEROKEE 140-C (CHEROKEE 1)
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Airframe hours: 2464
- Engines: LYCOMING UNK 140 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Boshanski, Michael
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: 100 hour, August 31, 1984, 23 hours before
- Airport: N75, Twin Pine, runway 30, 2,200 × 100 ft, grass/turf

## 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: 110 total, 3 in this make and model, 59 as pilot in command, 3 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 64 °F

## 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 19841124063249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841124063249A), Nov 24, 1984: Piper PA28140, Pennington, NJ, Substantial damage. Undershot landing. Touched down on road. Bounced and hit embankment, then slid onto the runway.

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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