# NTSB Accident NYC97LA179
> **Piper PA-28R-200** · 1997-09-06 · WEST CHESTER, PA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC97LA179
- **Event ID:** 20001208X08910
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-09-06
- **Location:** WEST CHESTER, PA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.98981, -75.599906
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-28R-200
- **Registration:** N4982S
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's misjudgment of altitude and distance to the runway, which resulted in an undershoot and failure to reach the proper touchdown point.  Rising terrain at the approach end of the runway was a related factor.

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