- Date
- September 8, 1990, 07:45 local (11:45 UTC)
- Place
- Farmingdale, NJ
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N41JAPiper PA-28-181
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 23, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19900908038569A
- Case key
- 36735
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Probable cause
The pilot's exceeding a proper touchdown point. A factor in the accident was the pilot's misreading wind information.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Overrun
Wind information - misreadFactor
Weather condition - tailwindFactor
Proper touchdown point - exceededCause
On ground/water encounter with terrain/water
Terrain condition - ditchFactor
Analysis
The pilot attempted to land downwind and ran off the departure end of the runway. After the accident, she said she was 'rushing' and misread the windsock.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N41JA
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-181
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-79902270
- Airframe hours
- 5,019
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A4M, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- New Jersey Aero Club, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Jersey Aero Club Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- BLM · Wall, NJ
- Destination
- BLM
- Airport
- BLM · Allaire, runway 21, 3,760 × 50 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 34
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 217 total · 18 in this make and model · 89 as pilot in command · 20 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 30° at 15 knots, gusting 20
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 63 °F, dew point 59 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.