# Accident 19971003045639A: Piper PA28180, Edgartown, MA, October 3, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 3, 1997, 18:45 local time
- Place: Edgartown, MA
- Airport: Katama Airpark Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3585° N, 70.5245° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at KATAMA AIRPARK (1B2), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3585&lon=-70.5245&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7742W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7742W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Reported engine: LYC O360A3A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,466 total, 1,400 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC98LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC98LA004) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971003045639A

## Narrative

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

(.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.

## 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 NYC98LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC98LA004), Oct 3, 1997: Piper PA-28-180 (N7742W), Edgartown, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate evaluation of the wind direction and his failure to initiate a go-around. Contributing factors were the tailwind, wet runway, and utility pole.

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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