# Accident 20050821021319A: Piper PA24180, Hancock, NY, August 21, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 2005, 11:40 local time
- Place: Hancock, NY
- Airport: White Birch Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0500° N, 75.3008° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0500&lon=-75.3008&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6617P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6617P-2009-02-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-180 (registry code 7102403, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-180) (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 PA24180
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 696 total, 171 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC05CA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC05CA135) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050821021319A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON APPROACH FOR LANDING TO RUNWAY 35, THE PILOT REALIZED THAT HE HAD ENCOUNTERED A DOWNDRAFT, AND ADDED POWER TO MAKE IT TO THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE GROUND IN A NOSE-UP ATTITUDE SHORT OF THE RUNWAY CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT INCLUDING LANDING GEAR, WINGS, PROPELLER, AND CABIN AREA OF THE FUSELAGE.

## 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 NYC05CA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC05CA135), Aug 21, 2005: Piper PA-24-180 (N6617P), Hancock, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions, which resulted in the airplane impacting the ground. A factor in the accident was the downdraft wind condition, as reported by the pilot.

## Other reports on N6617P (1)

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

- [Incident 19800822066119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800822066119I), Aug 22, 1980: Piper PA24 (N6617P), Albuquerque, NM, Minor damage. Pilot failed to extend the 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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