Piper PA-28-180 N7695W

Summary

On 10 August 2022 at about 22:23 local time, a Piper PA-28-180 registered N7695W was involved in an accident near Lehighton, 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.

Date

10 August 2022 at 22:23

Classification

Accident

Location

Lehighton, Pennsylvania, United States

Nearest airport

Jake Arner Meml (22N)

Coordinates

40.8095, -75.7615

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-180

Registration

N7695W

Category

Airplane

Year built

1964

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA22LA377

Nobody was injured.

The pilot failure to ensure the runway was clear before landing, resulting in a runway excursion and collision with runway lights.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the pilot, he stated he was landing in the evening and the sun was low on the horizon. While he was on the downwind leg of the traffic pattern, he heard another pilot state that they were departing from the runway. As the pilot turned onto the final leg of the traffic pattern, the sun was in his eyes, and he could not see very well. After the airplane touched down on the runway, he noticed the departing airplane right in front of him and he veered hard to the right to avoid a collision. The airplane departed the right side of the runway and contacted runway lights resulting in substantial damage to the leading edge of the right wing. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have resulted normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.