What happened
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Banner-towing acft landed long and ran off the end of the rwy, other circumstances are unknown. (-23) on may 2, 1999, at approximately 1430 EDT, a Piper PA-15-A150, operated by high exposure, inc. on a banner towing flight, was substantially damaged while landing at the Cross Keys Airport (17N), new jersey. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight which ha d departed from N17 about 1315 EDT. Witness' at the airport adivsed the aircraft had dropped the banner and when around for a landing on runway 9/27 at the Cross Keys Airport, williamstown, NJ. It was reported the aircraft landed long and veered off the runway for unknown reasons. Local authorities responded to the crash site and reported the two occupants on board the aircraft were both taken to the local hospital with minor injuries. The pilot stated: that approximately 150 feet from the runway threshold, with the aircraft on a stabilized approach profile, the aircraft made a sudden and uncommanded RH bank to 45 degrees, and a simultaneous abrupt descent. Immediate control inputs to counter the bank and descent had no response, and an immediate increa se to full power also had no response. Upon realizing that RH wing impact was imminent, I cut the power. The RH wing struck the ground approximately 50 feet from the runway thresold and thereafter the plane came to rest 20FEET from the runway in an upright position, and just to the right of the runway center line perpendicular to the runway.
As the FAA filed it
BANNER-TOWING ACFT LANDED LONG AND RAN OFF THE END OF THE RWY, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (-23) ON MAY 2, 1999, AT APPROXIMATELY 1430 EDT, A PIPER PA-15-A150, OPERATED BY HIGH EXPOSURE, INC. ON A BANNER TOWING FLIGHT, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHILE LANDING AT THE CROSS KEYS AIRPORT (17N), NEW JERSEY. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE FLIGHT WHICH HA D DEPARTED FROM N17 ABOUT 1315 EDT. WITNESS' AT THE AIRPORT ADIVSED THE AIRCRAFT HAD DROPPED THE BANNER AND WHEN AROUND FOR A LANDING ON RUNWAY 9/27 AT THE CROSS KEYS AIRPORT, WILLIAMSTOWN, NJ. IT WAS REPORTED THE AIRCRAFT LANDED LONG AND VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY FOR UNKNOWN REASONS. LOCAL AUTHORITIES RESPONDED TO THE CRASH SITE AND REPORTED THE TWO OCCUPANTS ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT WERE BOTH TAKEN TO THE LOCAL HOSPITAL WITH MINOR INJURIES. THE PILOT STATED: THAT APPROXIMATELY 150 FEET FROM THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD, WITH THE AIRCRAFT ON A STABILIZED APPROACH PROFILE, THE AIRCRAFT MADE A SUDDEN AND UNCOMMANDED RH BANK TO 45 DEGREES, AND A SIMULTANEOUS ABRUPT DESCENT. IMMEDIATE CONTROL INPUTS TO COUNTER THE BANK AND DESCENT HAD NO RESPONSE, AND AN IMMEDIATE INCREA SE TO FULL POWER ALSO HAD NO RESPONSE. UPON REALIZING THAT RH WING IMPACT WAS IMMINENT, I CUT THE POWER. THE RH WING STRUCK THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET FROM THE RUNWAY THRESOLD AND THEREAFTER THE PLANE CAME TO REST 20FEET FROM THE RUNWAY IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION, AND JUST TO THE RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY CENTER LINE PERPENDICULAR TO THE RUNWAY.
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