# Accident 20040803026919A: Piper PA24, Philipsburg, PA, August 3, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 2004, 17:45 local time
- Place: Philipsburg, PA
- Airport: Mid State Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8842° N, 78.0872° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8842&lon=-78.0872&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6311P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6311P-2017-06-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24 (registry code 7102402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24) (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 PA24
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 100 total, 95 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC04LA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04LA187) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040803026919A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 NYC04LA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04LA187), Aug 3, 2004: Piper PA-24-180 (N6311P), Phillipsburg, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of partial engine power for undetermined reasons.

## Other reports on N6311P (2)

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

- [Incident 19831226072989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831226072989I), Dec 26, 1983: Piper PA24 (N6311P), Covington, TN, Minor damage. Veered to the left on landing. Tried to correct and both gear collapsed. Previous gear problems. Needs reworked.
- [Incident 19801029077699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801029077699I), Oct 29, 1980: Piper PA24 (N6311P), West Point, MS, Minor damage. Pilot forgot to extend landing gear.

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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