# Accident 19910817034759A: Piper PA32301, Montauk, NY, August 17, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 1991, 07:45 local time
- Place: Montauk, NY
- Airport: Montauk Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0767° N, 71.9205° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MONTAUK (MTP), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0767&lon=-71.9205&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4368W (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32301
- Reported engine: LYC IO540G1C5
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 446 total, 25 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC91LA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA214) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910817034759A

## Narrative

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

LEVELED OFF TOO HIGH FOR LANDING, STALLED AND DROPPED TO RUNWAY. GEAR STRUT CAME THROUGH WING. SKIDDED OFF RUNWAY.

## 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 NYC91LA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA214), Aug 17, 1991: Piper PA-32-301 (N4368W), Montauk, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT MADE A HARD LANDING, RESULTING IN THE MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSING. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S INTERPRETATION OF THE WIND CONDITIONS, MISJUDGMENT OF THE FLARE CAUSING THE…

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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