# Accident 20041229035019A: Piper PA32RT300, Johnstown, NY, December 29, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 29, 2004, 14:00 local time
- Place: Johnstown, NY
- Airport: Fulton County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9981° N, 74.3294° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9981&lon=-74.3294&mi=10
- Aircraft: N300WE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N300WE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32RT-300 (registry code 7103215, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32rt-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32RT300
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC05CA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC05CA037) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041229035019A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 NYC05CA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC05CA037), Dec 29, 2004: Piper PA-32RT-300 (N300WE), Johnstown, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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.

## Other reports on N300WE (1)

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

- [Incident 20181201017859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181201017859I), Dec 1, 2018: Piper PA-32RT-300 (N300WE), Brandywine, PA, Minor damage. Pilot 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…

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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