Piper PA-28-140 N1046H

Summary

On 28 March 2001 at about 19:00 local time, a Piper PA-28-140 registered N1046H was involved in an accident near Hammonton, 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

28 March 2001 at 19:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Hammonton, New Jersey, United States

Nearest airport

Hammonton Municipal (N81)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-140

Registration

N1046H

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Hammonton → Hammonton

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

IAD01LA044

Nobody was injured.

pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll-out. A factor was the crosswind.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

Prior to landing, the pilot checked the airport's wind conditions, which were reported from 300 degrees at 6 knots. He landed on runway 21, a 3,602-foot long and 75-foot wide asphalt runway. On landing roll-out, the pilot reported that he experienced a sudden gust of cross-wind from the west, and the airplane began to drift to the left toward the grass median. When all three tires were on the grass, the pilot applied full brakes. The left main gear got wedged inside a drainage pipe, and the airplane turned around on the left main wheel. The pilot reported that the winds were from 300 degrees at 6 knots gusting to 10 knots. The also pilot reported that there were no mechanical deficiencies.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.