# Accident 19990228001859A: Piper PA28140, Wolfeboro, NH, February 28, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 28, 1999, 15:45 local time
- Place: Wolfeboro, NH
- Airport: Lakes Region Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.5936° N, 71.2116° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wolfeboro, NH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5936&lon=-71.2116&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8790N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8790N-2000-04-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 400 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC99LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA068) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990228001859A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 NYC99LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA068), Feb 28, 1999: Piper PA-28-140 (N8790N), Wolfeboro, NH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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…

## Other reports on N8790N (1)

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

- [Incident 19950305007869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950305007869I), Mar 5, 1995: Piper PA28140 (N8790N), Alton Bay, NH, Minor damage. Narrative: 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…

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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