Piper PA-28-140 N5989W
26 January 1982 · Sussex, New Jersey, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 26 January 1982 at about 20:00 local time, a Piper PA-28-140 registered N5989W, operated by Sussex Airport, was involved in an accident near Sussex, New Jersey, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 20:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Sussex, New Jersey, United States
- Nearest airport
- Sussex
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-140
- Registration
- N5989W
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Sussex Airport
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Sussex → Sussex
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC82DA020
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
AFTER RETURNING FROM A LOCAL FLIGHT, THE PILOT LANDED ON RUNWAY 03 WITH THE WIND FROM 310 DEGREES AT 15 GUSTING 20 KNOTS. THE RUNWAY HAD BEEN PLOWED, BUT IT WAS ABOUT 60 PERCENT COVERED WITH PATCHES OF SNOW. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING THE LANDING ROLL, A GUST OF WIND PUSHED THE PLANE TO THE SIDE. THE RIGHT WHEEL HIT A SNOWBANK TURNING THE AIRCRAFT FURTHER RIGHT AND RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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