# Accident 19970831024839A: Piper PA28140, Gardiner Arpt, NY, August 31, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 1997
- Place: Gardiner Arpt, NY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Location: 41.6798° N, 74.1796° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6798&lon=-74.1796&mi=10
- Aircraft: N557FL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N557FL-1998-10-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD97LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD97LA115) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970831024839A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO TREES WHILE TRYING TO ABORT A LANDING ATTEMPT.

## 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 IAD97LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD97LA115), Aug 31, 1997: Piper PA-28-140 (N557FL), Gardiner, NY, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to initiate a go-around. A related factor is the pilot's misjudgment of speed and altitude.

## Other reports on N557FL (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19911130061929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911130061929I), Nov 30, 1991: Piper PA28140 (N557FL), Valley Cottage, NY. Aircraft reported to be flying low over residence. Pilot admitted he was over area at 400 to 500 feet.
- [Incident 19851231077149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851231077149I), Dec 31, 1985: Piper PA28140 (N557FL), Farmingdale, NY. Left upper cowling came loose on the climbout. Landed safely. Not fastened properly prior to takeoff.
- [Accident 19831121067399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831121067399A), Nov 21, 1983: Piper PA28140 (N557FL), Farmingdale, NY, Substantial damage. Bounced and porpoised on landing in a gusty surface wind. Side load on nose wheel caused it to collapse.

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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