# Accident 20051214031989A: Piper PA60601P, Dunkirk, NY, December 14, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 14, 2005, 11:40 local time
- Place: Dunkirk, NY
- Airport: Chautauqua County/Dunkirk Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4933° N, 79.2719° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4933&lon=-79.2719&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1WZ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1WZ-2022-01-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Smith AEROSTAR 601P (registry code 8360608, https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-aerostar-601p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA60601P
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,200 total, 4,516 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC06LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06LA042) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051214031989A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON DECEMBER 14, 2005, A PIPER 60-601P, N1WZ, OPERATED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, DEPARTED JAMESTOWN AIRPORT AND LANDED AT DUNKIRK AIRPORT ON RUNWAY 15. AT THE INTERSECTION OF RUNWAYS 15 AND 6, A SINGLE-ENGINE AIRCRAFT ON RUNWAY 6, N302H, WAS IN MOTION TOWARDS N1WZ ON RUNWAY 15. N1WZ ACCELERATED TO AVOID A COLLISION WITH THE AIRCRAFT, BUT WAS NOT SUCCESSFUL. N302H CONTACTED N1WZ ON THE RIGHT WING AND THE AIRCRAFT'S TAIL CONE SECTION. AFTER THE IMPACT, N1WZ TAXIED TO THE RAMP WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. N1WZ AND N302H SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO BOTH AIRCRAFT'S RIGHT WINGS AND THE TAIL CONE SECTION ON N1WZ. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.

## 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 NYC06LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06LA042), Dec 14, 2005: Smith, Ted Aerostar 601P (N1WZ), Dunkirk, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The Piper Malibu pilot's failure to use the correct radio frequency for traffic advisories, and his selection of the wrong, inactive runway, which resulted in an on-ground collision with another…

## Other reports on N1WZ (3)

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

- [Incident 19930405028999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930405028999I), Apr 5, 1993: Piper PA60601P (N1WZ), Jamestown, NY, Minor damage. Aircraft departed runway on rollout. Hit several runway lights. Stated coat sleeve got tangled with right throttle.
- [Incident 19930325011799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930325011799I), Mar 25, 1993: Piper PA60601P (N1WZ), Jamestown, NY, Minor damage. Pilot lost directional control on rollout. Veered off runway. Hit runway lights.
- [Incident 19840807074839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840807074839I), Aug 7, 1984: Piper PA60601P (N1WZ), Newark, NJ, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed and aircraft vered off runway. Drag brace trunion and actuator brackets hat section failed.

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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