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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-24 · Philipsburg, PA · August 3, 2004

Date
August 3, 2004 · 17:45 local
Place
Philipsburg, PA
Airport
Mid State Airport
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N6311P
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC04LA187
Reported as
Piper PA24
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
100 total95 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) N6311P departed runway 35 at phillipsburg mid-State airport at approximately 2145Z. After the aircraft became airborne off of runway 34 the aircraft began to descend and landed with the gear extended approximately 1/4 mile off the departure end of the runway just west of the runway approach lighting system for runway 16. The aircraft traveled through a field (on a heading of approximately 335 degrees) which contained tree stumps for approximately 200 feet. The aircraft came to rest after striking a small bank which turned the aircraft to the right and it came to rest facing in a north-northeasterly direction. None of the three crew or passengers were injured.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) N6311P DEPARTED RUNWAY 35 AT PHILLIPSBURG MID-STATE AIRPORT AT APPROXIMATELY 2145Z. AFTER THE AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE OFF OF RUNWAY 34 THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO DESCEND AND LANDED WITH THE GEAR EXTENDED APPROXIMATELY 1/4 MILE OFF THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY JUST WEST OF THE RUNWAY APPROACH LIGHTING SYSTEM FOR RUNWAY 16. THE AIRCRAFT TRAVELED THROUGH A FIELD (ON A HEADING OF APPROXIMATELY 335 DEGREES) WHICH CONTAINED TREE STUMPS FOR APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST AFTER STRIKING A SMALL BANK WHICH TURNED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE RIGHT AND IT CAME TO REST FACING IN A NORTH-NORTHEASTERLY DIRECTION. NONE OF THE THREE CREW OR PASSENGERS WERE INJURED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

Other reports on N6311P · 2

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