# Accident 20021001030319A: Piper PA28181, Edgartown, MA, October 1, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 1, 2002, 10:50 local time
- Place: Edgartown, MA
- Airport: Katama Airpark Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3583° N, 70.5244° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3583&lon=-70.5244&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8071Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8071Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC03LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03LA003) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021001030319A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT APPROACHED AND LANDED DOWNWIND ON RUNWAY 06 AT KATAMA AIRPORT (K1B2), MARTHA'S VINEYARD, MA, AT 1050L ON 10/01/2002. OVERSHOOT OF LANDING RESULTED IN AN ATTEMPTED PULL-UP, TO AVOID SMALL TREES BEYOND THE END OF THE RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT STALLED AND LANDED HARD ON TAIL ASSEMBLY IN FARMERS FIELD CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 NYC03LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03LA003), Oct 1, 2002: Piper PA-28-181 (N8071Z), Edgartown, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate in-flight evaluation of the landing facilities wind conditions, and inadequate airspeed resulting in a stall/mush. A factor related to the accident was the tailwind condition.

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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