Piper PA-28R-200 N4583T

Summary

On 23 August 2006 at about 21:00 local time, a Piper PA-28R-200 registered N4583T was involved in an accident near West Milford, New Jersey, 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.

Date

23 August 2006 at 21:00

Classification

Accident

Location

West Milford, New Jersey, United States

Nearest airport

Greenwood Lake Airport (4N1)

Coordinates

41.1281, -74.3467

Aircraft

Piper PA-28R-200

Registration

N4583T

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

West Milford → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC06CA210

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions, which resulted in a hard landing. A factor was the wind.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

During the landing flare, the pilot of the Piper PA-28R-200 reported that the airplane was "caught" by a gust of wind, while about 3 to 4 feet above the runway. The airplane impacted the runway with lateral motion that "side loaded" the landing gear and resulted in substantial damage, though the pilot did not feel the landing was particularly hard. The pilot reported that a crosswind of 10 to 15 knots was present at the time of the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.