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FAA accident report · Piper PA-32-300 · Red Hook, NY · March 28, 1998

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Date
March 28, 1998 · 12:15 local
Place
Red Hook, NY
Airport
Skypark Airport
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N31699
NTSB investigation
NTSBIAD98LA040
Reported as
Piper PA32300
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540K1G5
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
799 total589 in this make and model
N31699Registered now · Piper PA-32-300S/N 32-7840142 · Built 1948Airframe modelPiper PA-32-300Engine modelLycoming IO-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Strong crosswind gust blew PA32 off runway into grass slope. Wing hit shrubs. Yawed into mooded shrubs. (.4)the pilot reported he was landing on runway 19 with winds variable from the south and west at 10 knots and wind gusts to 25 knots. During the landing, the main landing gear touched down, and before the nosewheel touched down, a strong wind gust from the southwest lifted the airplane and right wing. The pilot lost directional control, and the airplane veered off the left side of the runway onto a wet, slippery wooded area. The pilot reported that there was no mechanical malfunction with the airplane. (-23)upon landing on runway 19 at sky park airport, Red Hook, NY, just beyond the numbers, the aircraft experienced a strong wing gust from west, southwest dierction and forced the aircraft off to the left to the runway pavement onto the sloping grassy area. The pilot attempted to correct for the situation but was unsuccessful due to soft ground and persistent cross wind. The aircraft left wing impatched shrubs and caused the aircraft to yaw left into wooded shrubs causing substantial damage to the fuselage, nose gear , propeller, and wings.

As the FAA filed it

STRONG CROSSWIND GUST BLEW PA32 OFF RUNWAY INTO GRASS SLOPE. WING HIT SHRUBS. YAWED INTO MOODED SHRUBS. (.4)THE PILOT REPORTED HE WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 19 WITH WINDS VARIABLE FROM THE SOUTH AND WEST AT 10 KNOTS AND WIND GUSTS TO 25 KNOTS. DURING THE LANDING, THE MAIN LANDING GEAR TOUCHED DOWN, AND BEFORE THE NOSEWHEEL TOUCHED DOWN, A STRONG WIND GUST FROM THE SOUTHWEST LIFTED THE AIRPLANE AND RIGHT WING. THE PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, AND THE AIRPLANE VEERED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY ONTO A WET, SLIPPERY WOODED AREA. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THERE WAS NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION WITH THE AIRPLANE. (-23)UPON LANDING ON RUNWAY 19 AT SKY PARK AIRPORT, RED HOOK, NY, JUST BEYOND THE NUMBERS, THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A STRONG WING GUST FROM WEST, SOUTHWEST DIERCTION AND FORCED THE AIRCRAFT OFF TO THE LEFT TO THE RUNWAY PAVEMENT ONTO THE SLOPING GRASSY AREA. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT FOR THE SITUATION BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL DUE TO SOFT GROUND AND PERSISTENT CROSS WIND. THE AIRCRAFT LEFT WING IMPATCHED SHRUBS AND CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO YAW LEFT INTO WOODED SHRUBS CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE FUSELAGE, NOSE GEAR , PROPELLER, AND WINGS.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB IAD98LA040Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRed Hook, NYinadequate compensation for the crosswind by the pilot, and his failure to maintain directional control during the landing. Related factors were: the gusty crosswind condition, and high vegetation that was encountered after departing the runway.Mar 28, 1998 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N31699 · 1

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

Accident 19841125063409AFinal Approach · Prospectville, PAPilot made low approach and sheared off nose and right main gear. Flew to adjacent airport for landing.Nov 25, 1984 · Substantial damage