# Accident 20000907039129A: Piper PA24260, Factoryville, PA, September 7, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 2000, 18:00 local time
- Place: Factoryville, PA
- Airport: Seamans Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5604° N, 75.7806° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5604&lon=-75.7806&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8704P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8704P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-260 (registry code 7102406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24260
- Reported engine: LYC IO540*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,432 total, 5,900 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC00LA254](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA254) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000907039129A

## Narrative

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

( 23) A/C LANDED SHORT ON RUNWAY 22 AT SEAMAN'S FIELD (9N3). UPON LANDING, A/C HIT RUNWAY END IDENTIFYING LIGHT AND LANDED HARD. THE LEFT GEAR WAS SHEARED OFF AND RIGHT GEAR BENT. THE A/C SLID DOWN THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT, COMING TO REST IN THE GRASS AREA FACING 180 DEGREES TO APPROACH. A/C SLID APPROX. 450 FEET BEFORE STOPPING. ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING AFTER ACCIDENT AND PILOT WAS NOT HURT. (.4)ON SEPTEMBER 7, 2000, ABOUT 1800 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A PIPER PA-24-260, N8704P, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING A LANDING AT SEAMANS FIELD (9N3), FACTORYVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA. THE CERTIFICATED COMMERCIAL PILOT WAS NOT INJURED, AND VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED FOR THE PERSONAL FLIGHT, CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. ACCORDING TO A FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA) INSPECTOR, THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE WAS PRACTICING A SHORT FIELD LANDING, AND "MUST HAVE GOTTEN BEHIND THE AIRPLANE." THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN ABOUT 1 FOOT SHORT OF THE RUNWAY, BROKE THE LEFT LANDING GEAR, BENT THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR, AND DAMAGED BOTH WINGS. THE PILOT ALSO NOTED THAT THERE WERE NO                                                         MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE AIRPLANE. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD RETURNED FROM A DAY TRIP, AND MADE A FULL-STOP LANDING AT DUSK. HE THEN TAXIED BACK, TOOK OFF, AND FLEW A PATTERN FOR A PRACTICE SHORT FIELD LANDING TO RUNWAY 22. DURING THE LANDING, THE AIRPLANE STRUCK A RUNWAY THRESHOLD LIGHT, THE LEFT LANDING GEAR STRUT COLLAPSED, AND THE AIRPLANE VEERED OFF TO THE LEFT. THE PILOT ALSO REPORTED THAT HE HAD OVER 9,400 HOURS OF FLIGHT TIME. WINDS, RECORDED AT AN AIRPORT 12 NAUTICAL MILES TO THE SOUTH, ABOUT 1/2 HOUR BEFORE THE ACCIDENT, WERE FROM 180 DEGREES TRUE, AT 8 KNOTS.

## 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 NYC00LA254](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA254), Sep 7, 2000: Piper PA-24-260 (N8704P), Factoryville, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to attain the proper touchdown point.

## Other reports on N8704P (2)

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

- [Incident 19820306014719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820306014719I), Mar 6, 1982: Piper PA24260 (N8704P), Port Largo, FL, Minor damage. Aircraft door came open during flight. Landed gear up when gear handle was down and did not see unsafe indication.
- [Accident 19730511015939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730511015939A), May 11, 1973: Piper PA24260 (N8704P), Kissimmee, FL, Substantial damage. R ldg gr collapsed r wing tip scraped.

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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