# Accident 19941028036939A: Piper PA32300, Pillow, PA, October 28, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 28, 1994, 10:15 local time
- Place: Pillow, PA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6406° N, 76.7993° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6406&lon=-76.7993&mi=10
- Aircraft: N81478, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81478-1997-04-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1A5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 838 total, 760 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC95LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA018) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941028036939A

## Narrative

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

LANDED FAST ON FROSTY WET GRASS OVERRAN RUNWAY DOWN A STEEP BANK INTO TREES. REPORTED BRAKES OPERATED NORMAL.

## 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 NYC95LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA018), Oct 28, 1994: Piper PA-32-300 (N81478), Pillow, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot did not attain the proper touchdown point on a grass runway covered with frost, which resulted in inadequate braking, and runway overrun.

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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