# NTSB NYC86LA050: Piper PA-28-180, N7177W, Mt. Joy, PA, December 15, 1985

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: December 15, 1985, 12:45 local (17:45 UTC)
- Place: Mt. Joy, PA
- Coordinates: 40.109771, -76.500213 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1098&lon=-76.5002&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 30277
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC86LA050
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/30277/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86LA050

## Sequence of events

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

- Airframe/component/system failure/malfunction, cruise
  - lubricating system,oil line - burst (cause)
- Forced landing, cruise
- Nose gear collapsed, landing - flare/touchdown
  - landing gear,nose gear - overload (contributing factor)

## Analysis

PIPER AIRCRAFT WAS IN CRUISE FLIGHT FROM LANCASTER, PA TO MT JOY, PA. WHEN AN OIL LINE APPARENTLY FRACTURED. AN EMERGECNY LANDING WAS MADE IN A FIELD. DURING LANDING, THE NOSE COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7177W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7177W-2001-10-03), registration cancelled 2001-10-03, S/N 28-984 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-180
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (registry code 7102808) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 28-984
- Engines: LYCOMING O-360-A4M 180 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Paul N. Shank, Jr
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: LNS, LANCASTER, PA
- Destination: 40PN, MT. JOY, PA
- Flight plan: Unknown

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: unknown, unknown

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day

## Other investigations on N7177W (1)

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.

- [NTSB NYC99LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA031), Nov 25, 1998: Piper PA-28-180 (N7177W), Reno, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's disregard of the information provided by the fuel gauges, which resulted in fuel exhaustion. Factors in the accident included leaks in the fuel system, and the pilot's reliance on using…

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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