Piper PA-28-140 N15037
29 November 2004 · Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 29 November 2004 at about 20:15 local time, a Piper PA-28-140 registered N15037, operated by Ace Pilot Training, was involved in an accident near Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States. One person was 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.
The record
- Date
- at 20:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States
- Nearest airport
- Allentown Queen City Muni Aprt (1N9)
- Coordinates
- 40.5703, -75.4881
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-140
- Registration
- N15037
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Ace Pilot Training
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Allentown → Allentown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- IAD05LA021
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's improper decision to continue the flight with known deficiencies in equipment. Also causal was the failure of the right main landing gear due to overstress cracking.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
During the taxi at the departure airport the pilot reported that the airplane required a significant amount of left rudder to remain on the centerline of the taxiway. The pilot did not believe the issue to be anything material and elected to continue the flight. After performing maneuvers, he made a normal approach to landing. Upon touchdown the airplane veered violently to the right, departed the runway, and struck a sign. The pilot reported that the lower portion of the right main landing gear had separated from the airplane during the accident sequence. Examination of the separated portion of the landing gear revealed no mechanical anomalies. The upper portion of the landing gear was forwarded to the Safety Board Materials Laboratory and found to have failed due to overstress cracking. The 1972-model airplane had 6,645 total hours of flight time at the time of the accident, and had received a 100-hour inspection 62-flight hours prior. The airplane had been used primarily for flight training since 1997.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-28 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 May 2004 | Piper PA-28-161 | Tucson, Arizona, United States | IATA Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 18 Sep 2004 | Piper PA-28-180 | Hurdland, Missouri, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Jan 2004 | Piper PA-28-181 | Fort Pierce, Florida, United States | Pan Am International Flight Academy Inc. | Fatal | 2 |
| 31 Jul 2004 | Piper PA-28-140 | Custer, South Dakota, United States | Flight Training Adventure Camps | No injuries | - |
| 8 Dec 2004 | Piper PA-28-161 | Kapolei, Hawaii, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jun 2004 | Piper PA-28-181 | Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
All 9,402 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 25 Aug 2004 | Cameron Balloons Z-90 | Dover, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 28 Mar 2004 | Cessna 182T | Perkasie, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 May 2004 | Masak SCIMITAR | Alexandria, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
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