NTSB BFO92LA043 — 1992-03-21 · MANVILLE, New Jersey, United States

Current FAA registration · N9348N

Make / Model: PIPER PA-28R-200
Year of manufacture: 1969 · 23 years old at event
Engine: CONT MOTOR IO-360 SER (300 hp)
Seats / Engines: 4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date: 19690204
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S ACF802

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N9348N Piper PA-28R None

Probable cause & findings

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN OBSTACLE CLEARANCE.

Factual narrative

WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 25 AT KUPPER AIRPORT, MANVILLE, NEW JERSEY, JUST BEFORE FLYING OVER THE DISPLACED THRESHOLD, THE PILOT HEARD A 'THUMP'. HE ELECTED TO GO-AROUND AND HAVE THE CONDITION AND THE POSITION OF HIS LANDING GEAR VERIFIED. ONCE THE GEAR WAS VISUALLY CHECKED, HE LANDED ON RUNWAY 25 WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE PILOT TAXIED OFF THE RUNWAY AND PARKED THE AIRPLANE IN A HANGAR. POST LANDING EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE REVEALED SUBSTANTAIL DAMAGE TO THE MAIN GEAR AND SKIN BUCKLING ON THE TOP OF BOTH WINGS. VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE RUNWAY REVEALED THAT THERE WAS A 36 INCH HIGH FROZEN SNOWBANK LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 60 FEET BEFORE THE DISPLACED THRESHOLD. IMPACT MARKS ON THE SNOWBANK REVEALED THAT THE AIRPLANE'S MAIN GEAR HAD TRAVELED THROUGH THE BANK. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1992_BFO92LA043.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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