Accident Details
Probable Cause and Findings
The pilot not maintaining clearance from obstacles (trees) during final approach which resulted in a collision with a tree and a subsequent uncontrolled descent until colliding with the ground.
Aircraft Information
Registered Owner (Current)
Analysis
On Tuesday, February 22, 1994, at 0735 eastern standard time, a Piper PA-32 airplane, N23AL, owned and piloted by Albert G. Suber, of New Ark, Delaware, collided with a tree during a landing approach to Camden County Airport, Berlin, New Jersey. The private pilot and his passenger were not injured and the airplane sustained substantial damage. The personal flight was being operated under 14 CFR Part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and a instrument flight rules flight plan was filed. The flight originated in Wilmington, Delaware and was arriving at its destination at the time.
The pilot stated that on final apporach the left main landing gear contacted a tree. The airplane turned sharply left. The pilot correctd his path but was unable to return to the runway. The airplane contacted the ground left of the runway and the nose gear was severed. The left wing of the airplane contacted a utility pole and was severed.
Data Source
Data provided by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). For more information on this event, visit the NTSB Records Search website. NTSB# BFO94LA046