# Accident 20031106030569A: Piper PA28181, Montauk, NY, November 6, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 6, 2003, 21:45 local time
- Place: Montauk, NY
- Airport: Montauk Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0767° N, 71.9203° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0767&lon=-71.9203&mi=10
- Aircraft: N80852, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80852-2013-10-28) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 30 total, 800 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC04LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04LA026) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031106030569A

## Narrative

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

(-23) 11/6/03 APPROXIMATELY 2145 LOCAL TIME. THE VFR FLIGHT FROM LINDEN MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, LINDEN NJ (LDJ), TO MONTAUK AIRPORT, MONTAUK POINT, NY (MTP) WAS UNEVENTFUL. UPON ARRIVAL AT MTP, THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO TURN ON THE PILOT CONTROLLED RUNWAY LIGHTS. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE LIGHTS AROUND THE WIND SOCK AND WIND TEE WERE ON. THE PILOT MADE A LOW PASS OVER THE AIRPORT, THEN TURNED DOWNWIND FOR A LANDING ON RUNWAY 24. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE TOUCHED DOWN, NEAR "THE NUMBERS" AT CLOSE TO THE STALL SPEED. HE FURTHER STATED THAT AS THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN, SEVERAL DEER RAN, FROM LEFT TO RIGHT, IN FRONT OF THE AIRCRAFT. HE STATED THAT HE VEERED LEFT TO AVOID THE DEER AND ADDED FULL POWER IN AN ATTEMPT TO GO-AROUND. THE PILOT STATED THAT AS THE AIRCRAFT LIFTED OFF, HE SAW TREES, WHICH WERE TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY, DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF HIM. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO TURN RIGHT BUT WAS UNABLE TO AVOID THE TREES. THE AIRCRAFT PASSED THROUGH THE TREES, COMING TO REST BEYOND THEM. THE PILOT WAS COUNSELED REGARDING OPTIONS TO DIVERT TO AN ALTERNATE AIRPORT. NO ENFORCEMENT ACTION RECOMMENDED. THE PILOT WAS CURRENT AND QUALIFIED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS AIRWORTHY AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 NYC04LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04LA026), Nov 7, 2003: Piper PA-28-181 (N80852), Montauk, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of control after performing an evasive maneuver to avoid a deer crossing the unlit runway, which resulted in a collision with trees. Factors related to the accident were the…

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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