# Accident 20040808022339A: Piper PA32R301, Pittstown, NJ, August 8, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 2004, 12:35 local time
- Place: Pittstown, NJ
- Airport: Sky Manor Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5661° N, 74.9786° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5661&lon=-74.9786&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4171D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4171D-2006-09-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-301 (registry code 7103218, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-301) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R301
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 616 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC04LA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04LA188) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040808022339A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS ON APPROACH TO RUNWAY 25 AT N40, SKY MANOR AIRPORT AND INITIATED A GO-AROUND. AIRCRAFT FAILED TO GAIN ALTITUDE AND CONTACTED THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY 300 YARDS TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY IN THE FRONT YARD OF A PRIVATE HOME.

## 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 NYC04LA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04LA188), Aug 8, 2004: Piper PA-32R-301 (N4171D), Pittstown, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to obtain a proper climb rate during a go-around, which resulted in a forced landing and subsequent impact with a tree.

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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