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Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Wolfeboro, NH · February 28, 1999

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Date
February 28, 1999 · 15:45 local
Place
Wolfeboro, NH
Airport
Lakes Region Airport
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8790N
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC99LA068
Reported as
Piper PA28140
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E2C
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
400 total400 in this make and model12 in the last 90 days
N8790NRegistration cancelled Apr 27, 2000 · Piper PA-28-140S/N 28-25630Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140

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What happened

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

Acft landed long and went off the end of the rwy. (From .4) the pilot did not obtain a weather briefing from a flight service station before departing alton bay seaplane base, alton bay, new hampshire. While en route to laconia, new hampshire, he encountered snow and diverted to Lakes Region Airport, Wolfeboro, new hampshire. The pilot landed approx. 1,250 feet beyond the approach end of runway 30, a 2,540 foot long runway. The airplane bounced several times, overran the runway, and struck a pile of dirt approx. 50 feet beyond the departure end of the runway. The pilot was not instrument rated. (-23) the pilot was attempting to land down wind on runway 30 at lakes regional airport as a snow squall was approaching the area. Wind was 120 degrees at 11 KTS, gusting to 17 KTS. The approach was high and fast and the runway touchdown occurred at mid field without adequate stopping distance remaining. The aircraft subsequently went off the end of the runway and dropped into a depression approximately 100 feet beyond the terminus.

As the FAA filed it

ACFT LANDED LONG AND WENT OFF THE END OF THE RWY. (FROM .4) THE PILOT DID NOT OBTAIN A WEATHER BRIEFING FROM A FLIGHT SERVICE STATION BEFORE DEPARTING ALTON BAY SEAPLANE BASE, ALTON BAY, NEW HAMPSHIRE. WHILE EN ROUTE TO LACONIA, NEW HAMPSHIRE, HE ENCOUNTERED SNOW AND DIVERTED TO LAKES REGION AIRPORT, WOLFEBORO, NEW HAMPSHIRE. THE PILOT LANDED APPROX. 1,250 FEET BEYOND THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 30, A 2,540 FOOT LONG RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED SEVERAL TIMES, OVERRAN THE RUNWAY, AND STRUCK A PILE OF DIRT APPROX. 50 FEET BEYOND THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT WAS NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. (-23) THE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND DOWN WIND ON RUNWAY 30 AT LAKES REGIONAL AIRPORT AS A SNOW SQUALL WAS APPROACHING THE AREA. WIND WAS 120 DEGREES AT 11 KTS, GUSTING TO 17 KTS. THE APPROACH WAS HIGH AND FAST AND THE RUNWAY TOUCHDOWN OCCURRED AT MID FIELD WITHOUT ADEQUATE STOPPING DISTANCE REMAINING. THE AIRCRAFT SUBSEQUENTLY WENT OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND DROPPED INTO A DEPRESSION APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET BEYOND THE TERMINUS.

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 NYC99LA068Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWolfeboro, NHThe pilot's failure to attain a proper touchdown point. A factor in the accident was the pilot's failure to use a preflight briefing service, resulting in an in flight encounter with snow, and subsequent precautionary landing.Feb 28, 1999 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N8790N · 1

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

Incident 19950305007869IFinal Approach · Alton Bay, NHNarrative: clear sky, good visibility turbulence at 500-1000 ft. wind shearat n end of runway t.o. at 1100 evaluation flight. Mr. William watson, student pilot and owner of N8790N, was practicing takeoffs and landings on the ice runway in Alton Bay. On his…Mar 5, 1995 · Minor damage