Monday, March 22, 2021

Piper PA-28-180, N24JN: Accident occurred March 21, 2021 and Incident occurred November 18, 2018 at Brandywine Airport (KOQN), West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania

This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed.

The National Transportation Safety Board did not travel to the scene of this accident.

Additional Participating Entity: 
Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Brandywine Flight School


Location: West Chester, PA
Accident Number: ERA21LA161
Date & Time: March 21, 2021, 08:50 Local
Registration: N24JN
Aircraft: Piper PA-28-180 
Injuries: 1 None
Flight Conducted Under: Part 91: General aviation - Personal

Aircraft and Owner/Operator Information

Aircraft Make: Piper 
Registration: N24JN
Model/Series: PA-28-180 
Aircraft Category: Airplane
Amateur Built: No
Operator: 
Operating Certificate(s) Held: None
Operator Designator Code:

Meteorological Information and Flight Plan

Conditions at Accident Site: 
Condition of Light:
Observation Facility, Elevation: OQN,464 ft msl 
Observation Time:
Distance from Accident Site: 
Temperature/Dew Point:
Lowest Cloud Condition:
Wind Speed/Gusts, Direction: / ,
Lowest Ceiling: 
Visibility:
Altimeter Setting: 
Type of Flight Plan Filed:
Departure Point: West Chester, PA
Destination: West Chester, PA

Wreckage and Impact Information

Crew Injuries: 1 None 
Aircraft Damage: Substantial
Passenger Injuries:
Aircraft Fire: On-ground
Ground Injuries: 
Aircraft Explosion: None
Total Injuries: 1 None
Latitude, Longitude: 39.989982,-75.578567

Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

November 18, 2018:  Aircraft veered off the runway and went down a hill. Nose gear was torn off and prop was damaged.

Date: 18-NOV-18
Time: 15:00:00Z
Regis#: N24JN
Aircraft Make: PIPER
Aircraft Model: PA28
Event Type: INCIDENT
Highest Injury: NONE
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: UNKNOWN
Activity: UNKNOWN
Flight Phase: LANDING (LDG)
City: WEST CHESTER
State: PENNSYLVANIA

1 comment:

  1. cause: PIC failed to control the takeoff veer, figured no veer in his X-plane, so just steady on the rudder pedals!

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