20041229035019A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32RT-300 · Johnstown, NY · December 29, 2004

Date: December 29, 2004 · 14:00 local
Place: Johnstown, NY
Airport: Fulton County Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N300WE
NTSB investigation: NTSBNYC05CA037
Reported as: Piper PA32RT300
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 0

N300WERegistered now · Piper PA-32RT-300S/N 32R-7985007 · Built 1979 Airframe modelPiper PA-32RT-300 Engine modelLycoming IO-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On 12/29/2004, a Piper PA-32RT-300, N300WE piloted by privacy data omitted made a hard landing at Fulton County Airport, NY resulting in damage to the landing gear and the airframe. The flight was enroute from chester, pa (40N) to albany, NY (alb) when it encountered unforcast icing conditions. The pilot privacy data omitted elected to divert to Fulton County Airport (NY0) due to ice accumulation. Ice accumulation caused a reduction in lift for which the pilot privacy data omitted was unable to compensate. This resulted in a hard landing. There were no injuries to the pilot privacy data omitted or his three (3) passengers. This case is considered closed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON 12/29/2004, A PIPER PA-32RT-300, N300WE PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA O^ MADE A HARD LANDING AT FULTON COUNTY AIRPORT, NY RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO THE LANDING GEAR AND THE AIRFRAME. THE FLIGHT WAS ENROUTE FROM CHESTER, PA (40N) TO ALBANY, NY (ALB) WHEN IT ENCOUNTERED UNFORCAST ICING CONDITIONS. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DA^ ELECTED TO DIVERT TO FULTON COUNTY AIRPORT (NY0) DUE TO ICE ACCUMULATION. ICE ACCUMULATION CAUSED A REDUCTION IN LIFT FOR WHICH THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DA^ WAS UNABLE TO COMPENSATE. THIS RESULTED IN A HARD LANDING. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DA^ OR HIS THREE (3) PASSENGERS. THIS CASE IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB NYC05CA037Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportJohnstown, NYThe pilot's inadequate in-flight planning/decision which resulted in airframe ice with subsequent degradation of aircraft performance, and inadequate airspeed during the landing flare.Dec 29, 2004 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N300WE · 1

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

Incident 20181201017859ILanding: Touchdown · Brandywine, PAPilot was returning from an IFR flight. IFR was cancelled by pilot when entering VFR conditions and continued approach. Pilot forgot to extend gear for landing and landed gear up at Brandywine airport, PA (oqn). Four persons on board including pilot; no…Dec 1, 2018 · Minor damage