# Accident 19980328004489A: Piper PA32300, Red Hook, NY, March 28, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 28, 1998, 12:15 local time
- Place: Red Hook, NY
- Airport: Skypark Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9895° N, 73.8702° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9895&lon=-73.8702&mi=10
- Aircraft: N31699, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N31699) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1G5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 799 total, 589 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD98LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD98LA040) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980328004489A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 IAD98LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD98LA040), Mar 28, 1998: Piper PA-32-300 (N31699), Red Hook, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: inadequate 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…

## Other reports on N31699 (1)

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

- [Accident 19841125063409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841125063409A), Nov 25, 1984: Piper PA32300 (N31699), Prospectville, PA, Substantial damage. Pilot made low approach and sheared off nose and right main gear. Flew to adjacent airport for landing.

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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