# Accident 20020821037709A: Piper PA22108, Mayville, NY, August 21, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 2002, 15:35 local time
- Place: Mayville, NY
- Airport: Dart Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2731° N, 79.4914° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2731&lon=-79.4914&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5221Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5221Z-2013-07-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-108 (registry code 7102204, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-108) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22108
- Reported engine: LYC O235*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC02FA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02FA173) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020821037709A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT ON APPROACH, DESCENDED BELOW ELEVATION OF ELECTRIC POWER POLE SOME DISTANCE PRIOR TO END OF RUNWAY. STRUCK POWER POLE CROSS BAR, LEFT WING SEPARATED, AIRCRAFT STRUCK GROUND INVERTED.

## 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 NYC02FA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02FA173), Aug 21, 2002: Piper PA-22-108 (N5221Z), Mayville, NY, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain adequate altitude during the landing approach and the private pilot's inadequate supervision, which resulted in a collision with a marked utility pole. A…

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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