# Accident 20040208002009A: Piper PA32260, Collegeville, PA, February 8, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 8, 2004, 20:00 local time
- Place: Collegeville, PA
- Airport: Perkiomen Valley Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2039° N, 75.4300° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2039&lon=-75.4300&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1563X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1563X-2019-08-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32260
- Pilot flight hours: 3,820 total, 1,600 in this make and model, 38 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC04LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04LA071) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040208002009A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON RUNWAY 27 AT PERKIOMEN VALLEY AIRPORT (N10), ON FINAL APPROACH THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A TREE ABOUT 70 FEET SHORT OF THE RUNWAY AND LOST THE RIGHT WING TIP FUEL TANK. THE AIRCRAFT THEN STRUCK A SNOW BANK AT THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY AND SHEARED OFF THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR. THE PILOT WENT TO FULL THROTTLE AND CLIMBED OUT. THE PILOT MADE ONE PASS OVER THE RUNWAY TO MAKE SURE THERE WAS NOTHING ON THE RUNWAY, AND THEN LANDED ON RUNWAY 09. ONCE THE RIGHT WING TOUCHED DOWN, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND CAME TO REST ABOUT 40 FEET OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY 09.

## 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 NYC04LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04LA071), Feb 9, 2004: Piper PA-32-260 (N1563X), Collegeville, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from trees during approach to the runway. Factors in the accident were the dark night and snowbank.

## Other reports on N1563X (2)

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

- [Accident 20190228022469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190228022469A), Feb 28, 2019: Piper PA-32-260 (N1563X), Palm Beach, FL, Destroyed. Departed fpr for great harbor cay, Bahamas. Flight following with ATC. Cleared to climb to 7500' at approx. 3700' pilot reported rough running engine, reported…
- [Incident 19780227000149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780227000149I), Feb 27, 1978: Piper PA32260 (N1563X), West Chester, PA, Minor damage. While taxiing for takeoff, pilot allowed aircraft to strike parked glider.

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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