Piper PA-28-180 N44181

Summary

On 2 April 1998 at about 23:15 local time, a Piper PA-28-180 registered N44181 was involved in an accident near Warren, Pennsylvania, United States. 3 people were on board and one was seriously injured, 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

2 April 1998 at 23:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Warren, Pennsylvania, United States

Nearest airport

Warren Airpark (7PA1)

Coordinates

41.8402, -79.1404

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-180

Registration

N44181

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Tappahannock → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

NYC98LA087

1 person was seriously injured.

The pilot's failure to obtain the proper touchdown point.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane was on a stabilized approach at 50 feet AGL (Above Ground Level), with full flaps and indicating 70 knots, when the airplane developed a high sink rate. At 30 feet, the pilot tried to arrest the excessive rate of descent with power. The airplane struck a drop off on the approach end of Runway 24, shearing the landing gear before coming to rest upright 40 feet down the runway.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.