# Accident 19980906035259A: Piper PA28235, Schroon Lake, NY, September 6, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 6, 1998, 12:22 local time
- Place: Schroon Lake, NY
- Airport: Schroon Lake Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.8293° N, 73.7292° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.8293&lon=-73.7292&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9091W (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28235
- Reported engine: LYC O540*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,521 total, 500 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD98LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD98LA107) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980906035259A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT LANDING AT 4B7 ON RUNWAY 16. A WIND FROM THE SOUTHWEST, GUSTY AT TIMES. THE PILOT LOST CONTROL AND THE AIRCRAFT WENT OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL TO THE AIRCRAFT. (-23) AIRCRAFT LANDING AT 4BY ON RUNWAY 16. A WIND FROM THE SOUTHWEST, GUSTY AT TIMES. THE PILOT LOST CONTROL AND THE AIRCRAFT WENT OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL TO THE AIRCRAFT.                        (.4) THE PRIVATE PILOT, WHO WAS FLYING THE AIRCRAFT FROM THE LEFT SEAT, ACCOMPANIED BY THE AIRCRAFT OWNER (RIGHT SEAT), ALSO A PRIVATE PILOT BUT WITH AN EXPIRED FAA MEDICAL, FLEW TO THE SCHROON LAKE AIRPORT, SCHROON LAKE, NEW YORK. AN APPROACH TO LANDING WAS EXECUTED TO RUNWAY 16. RIGHT, QUARTERING HEADWIND CONDITIONS EXISTED AND BOTH OCCUPANTS REPORTED GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS. DURING THE LANDING ROLL A GUST OF WIND RAISED THE AIRCRAFT'S RIGHT WING. THE AIRCRAFT SUBSEQUENTLY VEERED OFF THE LEFT (EAST) SIDE OF THE RUNWAY IMPACTING TREES.

## 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 IAD98LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD98LA107), Sep 6, 1998: Piper PA-28-235 (N9091W), Schroon Lake, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll. Contributing factors were the gusty wind conditions and trees.

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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