Piper PA-28-200 N1585X

Summary

On 25 October 2001 at about 22:30 local time, a Piper PA-28-200 registered N1585X was involved in an accident near Farmingdale, New Jersey, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

25 October 2001 at 22:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Farmingdale, New Jersey, United States

Nearest airport

Belmar/Allaire (BLM)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-200

Registration

N1585X

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Farmingdale → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

IAD02LA006

Nobody was injured.

the flight instructor's delayed remedial action to correct the pilot's lack of directional control during landing. A factor was the crosswind.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The flight instructor was checking the pilot out in the airplane. As part of the check-out, the pilot was performing touch and go landings. On the second landing, the pilot had difficulty maintaining the runway centerline alignment due to the wind. As a result, the airplane's nose was positioned about 10-20 degrees to the right of runway centerline when it landed hard on the left main landing gear. The flight instructor said the pilot was having difficulty controlling the airplane, and described the situation as "becoming excessive". The instructor then took control of the airplane and completed the touch and go. During climb-out, the gear appeared to retract normally, but when extended for landing, the left landing gear light did not illuminate. The pilot then noticed that the top surface of the left wing was damaged, and attempts to extend the gear were unsuccessful. After landing with the left main landing gear partially extended, the airplane went off the left side of the runway. When asked what caused the accident, the instructor said: "The landing caused the damage due to the impact and position of the gear." Winds recorded at the airport were from 280 degrees at 14, gusting to 18.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.