19851226064579A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-235 · Mattituck, NY · December 26, 1985

Date: December 26, 1985 · 11:45 local
Place: Mattituck, NY
Airport: Mattituck Airbase Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N9409W
NTSB investigation: NTSBNYC86LA053
Reported as: Piper PA28235
Reported engine: Lycoming O540B4B5
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0

N9409WRegistered now · Piper PA-28-235S/N 28-11116 · Built 1968 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-235 Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Off side (.4)pilot states on landing flair the aircraft was tracking on a 190 degree heading for rwy 29 winds were from 260 pt 20 KTS on flair acft drifted approx 16 ft to the left and left wide extended beyond rwy making contact with shrubbry on the edge of the rwy. Acft suffered substantial damage. The private pilot was not injured.

As the FAA filed it

OFF SIDE (.4)PILOT STATES ON LANDING FLAIR THE AIRCRAFT WAS TRACKING ON A 190 DEGREE HEADING FOR RWY 29 WINDS WERE FROM 260 PT 20 KTS ON FLAIR ACFT DRIFTED APPROX 16 FT TO THE LEFT AND LEFT WIDE EXTENDED BEYOND RWY MAKING CONTACT WITH SHRUBBRY ON THE EDGE OF THE RWY. ACFT SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB NYC86LA053Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMttituck, NYPilot states on landing flair the aircraft was tracking on a 190 degree heading for rwy 29 winds were from 260 pt 20 KTS on flair acft drifted approx 16 ft to the left and left wide extended beyond rwy making contact with shrubbry on the edge of the rwy. Acft…Dec 26, 1985 · Substantial damage