19971003045639A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-180 · Edgartown, MA · October 3, 1997

Date
October 3, 1997 · 18:45 local
Place
Edgartown, MA
Airport
Katama Airpark Airport
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7742W
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC98LA004
Reported as
Piper PA28180
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A3A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,466 total1,400 in this make and model24 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(.4)The pilot stated he planned an approach and landing on runway 06, a wet grass runway, at the destination airport because the winds were measured by a reporting station nearby to be 080 degrees at 6 knots. The pilot landed fast and retracted the flaps upon touchdown, approximately 1/3 of the way down the runway. As the pilot applied the brakes, the airplane continued off the end of the runway, and impacted telephone poles that lay on the departure end of the runway. After exiting the airplane, the pilot determined the wind to be from 225 degrees at 8 knots. There was a wind sock located on the northeast side of the field. (-23) no narrative.

As the FAA filed it

(.4)THE PILOT STATED HE PLANNED AN APPROACH AND LANDING ON RUNWAY 06, A WET GRASS RUNWAY, AT THE DESTINATION AIRPORT BECAUSE THE WINDS WERE MEASURED BY A REPORTING STATION NEARBY TO BE 080 DEGREES AT 6 KNOTS. THE PILOT LANDED FAST AND RETRACTED THE FLAPS UPON TOUCHDOWN, APPROXIMATELY 1/3 OF THE WAY DOWN THE RUNWAY. AS THE PILOT APPLIED THE BRAKES, THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY, AND IMPACTED TELEPHONE POLES THAT LAY ON THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY. AFTER EXITING THE AIRPLANE, THE PILOT DETERMINED THE WIND TO BE FROM 225 DEGREES AT 8 KNOTS. THERE WAS A WIND SOCK LOCATED ON THE NORTHEAST SIDE OF THE FIELD. (-23) NO NARRATIVE.

NTSB investigation

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