# Accident 19910702025709A: Piper PA32R300, Rhinebeck, NY, July 2, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 1991, 19:30 local time
- Place: Rhinebeck, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9193° N, 73.9008° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9193&lon=-73.9008&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5002F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5002F-2014-10-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-300 (registry code 7103213, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1G5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC91LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA167) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910702025709A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ON TAKEOFF FROM FARM FIELD GEAR HIT TOP OF A HEDGE. CUT POWER LANDEDNEXT FIELD. SLID ON WET GRASS INTO A FENCE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC91LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA167), Jul 2, 1991: Piper PA-32R-300 (N5002F), Rhinebeck, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT DID NOT CALCULATED THE AIRPLANE'S PERFORMANCE DATA TO INSURE THAT HE HAD ENOUGH RUNWAY TO CLEAR AN OBSTACLE AT THE END OF THE FIELD, WHICH RESULTED IN THE AIRPLANE'S LANDING GEAR STRIKING…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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