20040209001329A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-23-250 · Great Barringto, MA · February 9, 2004

Date: February 9, 2004 · 14:40 local
Place: Great Barringto, MA
Airport: Great Barrington Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N6760A
NTSB investigation: NTSBNYC04CA066
Reported as: Piper PA23250
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,500 total760 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

N6760ARegistered now · Piper PA-23-250S/N 27-7954086 Airframe modelPiper PA-23-250

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot made normal approach to runway 29 at Great Barrington ma, altitude was too high and airspeed high causing the aircraft to touch down half way down the runway. Pilot applied full brakes and skidded all the way down the runway to the end and went off the end of the runway down a three foot embankment and came to rest there.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT MADE NORMAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 29 AT GREAT BARRINGTON MA, ALTITUDE WAS TOO HIGH AND AIRSPEED HIGH CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO TOUCH DOWN HALF WAY DOWN THE RUNWAY. PILOT APPLIED FULL BRAKES AND SKIDDED ALL THE WAY DOWN THE RUNWAY TO THE END AND WENT OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY DOWN A THREE FOOT EMBANKMENT AND CAME TO REST THERE.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB NYC04CA066Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportGrt. Barrington, MAThe pilot's misjudgment of the airplane's distance/speed and failure to obtain the proper touchdown point, which resulted in an overrun. A factor was the cross wind.Feb 9, 2004 · Substantial damage