# NTSB NYC99LA070: Piper PA-28-180, N8923J, Myerstown, PA, February 27, 1999 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: February 27, 1999, 09:05 local (14:05 UTC) - Place: Myerstown, PA - Coordinates: 40.370197, -76.2994 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3702&lon=-76.2994&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report August 3, 2000 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 45885 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC99LA070 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/45885/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA070 ## Probable cause The student pilot's improper flare which resulted in a hard landing. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown - flare - improper, pilot in command (cause) - weather condition - tailwind - Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll - landing gear,nose gear - collapsed ## Analysis According to the student pilot, while landing on runway 1, the airplane ballooned and landed on it's nose gear. The nose gear collapsed, and the airplane veered off the runway. Examination of the wreckage did not reveal any pre-impact abnormalities of the airframe or engine. Winds reported at an airport about 19 miles east of the accident site, were from 270 degrees at 5 knots. ## Factual narrative On February 27, 1999, about 0905 eastern standard time, a Piper PA-28-180, N8923J, was substantially damaged while landing at the Deck Airport, Myerstown, Pennsylvania. The certificated student pilot (SP) was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan had been filed for the local instructional flight conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. In the NTSB Form 6120.1/2, the SP said he was practicing touch and go landings on runway 1, a 3,538 foot long, 50 foot wide asphalt runway. During landing, the airplane "ballooned" and landed on it's nose gear. The nose gear collapsed, and the airplane veered off the runway, onto a grass area. Examination of the wreckage by a Federal Aviation Administration Inspector, did not reveal any pre-impact abnormalities of the airframe or engine. The student pilot reported 51 hours of total flight experience, all in the make and model of the accident airplane, with 9 hours of flight experience in the previous 90 days. Winds reported at an airport about 19 miles east of the accident site, at 0854, were from 270 degrees at 5 knots. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N8923J](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8923J), registered now, S/N 28-2940, built 1965 (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) - Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 282940 - Engines: Lycoming O-360-A3A reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Registered owner: Robert V. Boltz - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: 100 hour, April 24, 1998, 90 hours before - Departed: 9D4 - Airport: 9D4, Deck Airport, runway 1, 3,538 × 50 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 51; student; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 50 total, 50 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 270° at 5 knots - Visibility: 9 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 36 °F, dew point 21 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: RDG, 19 nm away ## 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 19990227023449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990227023449A), Feb 27, 1999: Piper PA28180, Myerstown, PA, Substantial damage. (.19) On February 27, 1999, about 0905 eastern standard time, a Piper PA-28-180, N8923J, was substantially damaged while landing at the deck airport,… ## Other investigations on N8923J (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 MIA83LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA83LA068), Jan 29, 1983: Piper PA-28-180 (N8923J), Palmetto, FL, substantial damage 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.