# Accident 20040905035379A: Piper PA32300, Montauk, NY, September 5, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 2004, 15:13 local time
- Place: Montauk, NY
- Airport: Montauk Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0767° N, 71.9203° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0767&lon=-71.9203&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1351H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1351H-2013-08-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 520 total, 400 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC04CA205](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04CA205) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040905035379A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT ATTEMPTED TO LAND RWY 6, STRUCK TREE TOPS 200 FEET FROM DISPLACED THRESHOLD. AIRCRAFT'S LEFT WING STRUCK TREE-TOP, AIRCRAFT TURNED 90 DEGREES TO THE NORTH AND CONTINUED TO TRAVEL TOWARD THE RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT BROKE THROUGH FENCE, TRAVELED ACROSS ROADWAY (ON THE GROUND), PROP STRUCK TREE ON AIRPORT PROPERTY, SPUN AIRCRAFT 180 DEGREES AND CAME TO REST AT END OF DISPLACED THRESHOLD FACING SOUTH-SOUTHEAST. PILOT STATED THAT WHILE ON SHORT FINAL, AT APPROXIMATELY 80 KNOTS INDICATED AIRSPEED, THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED GUSTY CROSS WINDS AND OR WIND SHEAR WHICH CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO SINK.

## 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 NYC04CA205](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04CA205), Sep 5, 2004: Piper PA32-300 (N1351H), Montauk, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain altitude\clearance while landing. A factor in this accident was the gusty wind conditions.

## Other reports on N1351H (1)

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

- [Accident 19820621025559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820621025559A), Jun 21, 1982: Piper PA32300 (N1351H), Grants, NM, Substantial damage. Pilot claims he fell asleep and aircraft crashed. Law enforcement officials indicate illegal operation.

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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