- Date
- December 26, 1984, 10:00 local (15:00 UTC)
- Place
- Marlboro, NJ
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3968KPiper PA-28-140
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19841226068119A
- Case key
- 35818
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Analysis
The acft landed hard on runway 27 at Marlboro airport while on a solo flight. The aircraft was substantially damaged andthe student pilot received minor injuries. The pilot had a total of 47 flight hours all of which were in the same make and model aircraft. The pilot failed to flare and compensate for a rapid sink rate.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3968K
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-140
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-23852
- Airframe hours
- 2,548
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2A, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Alfonso Murcia
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · May 7, 1984
- Airport
- 2N8 · Marlboro, runway 27, 2,170 × 40 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
- 60
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 47 total · 47 in this make and model · 3 as pilot in command · 18 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 230° at 9 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Temperature
- 28 °F, dew point 12 °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.