# Accident 20070217004549A: Piper PA28181, Poughkeepsie, NY, February 17, 2007 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: February 17, 2007, 11:05 local time - Place: Poughkeepsie, NY - Airport: Dutchess County - Damage: Minor damage - Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing) - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 41.7818° N, 73.6944° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7818&lon=-73.6944&mi=10 - Aircraft: N47480, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N47480-2018-04-12) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (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 PA28181 - People aboard: 3 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 121 total, 12 in this make and model - NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC07CA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07CA067) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070217004549A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (-23) AIRCRAFT INITIALLY CAME INTO SKYACRES AIRPORT 44N NY AND DURING LANDING, AIRCRAFT RH MLG STRUCK A SNOWBANK ON THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY. PILOT ELECTED TO FLY AIRCRAFT TO KPOU DUE TO NO ARRF AT 44N. PILOT WAS CLEARED TO LAND RWY 24. AIRCRAFT MADE NORMAL APPROACH LANDED OK THEN AT END OF LANDING ROLLOUT RH MLG COLLAPSED AND A SMALL FUEL DRAIN BROKE SPILLING FUEL, WHICH WAS TAKEN CARE OF BY HAZMAT CREW. ARRF RESPONDED. AIRCRAFT WAS RAISED AND PLACED ON DOLLY AND WAS MOVED TO AEROMECHANICAL FOR REPAIRS. PILOT'S STATEMENT ATTACHED. UPDATE: FURTHER INSPECTION OF INNER RH WING AREA DAMAGE TO RH MAIN SPAR IS BEYOND LIMITS FOR REPAIR. WING IS BEING REPLACED. ADDITIONAL NARRATIVE: THE PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) STATED HE WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 17 AT SKY ACRES AIRPORT (44N) AND FOUND HE WAS "HIGH ON FINAL APPROACH." RUNWAY 17 AT THIS AIRPORT HAS AN UNSLOPE OF 1.7 DEGREES. THE PIC STATED HE "NORMALLY USES EITHER THE VASI LIGHTS OR THE RUNWAY NUMBERS" TO DETERMINE HIS ALTITUDE ON FINAL APPROACH. THE PIC STATED THE RUNWAY NUMBER FOR RUNWAY 17 WAS "OBSCURED BY SNOW." THE PIC STATED BECAUSE OF THE UPSLOPE OF THE RUNWAY, THE RUNWAY APPEARED SHORTER THAN 3,800. DUE TO THIS PERCEPTION, AND THE LACK OF A VISIBLE RUNWAY NUMBER, THE PIC ELECTED TO SLIP THE AIRCRAFT TO LOSE ALTITUDE INSTEAD OF ABORTING THE LANDING AND INITIATING A GO-AROUND. THE AIRCRAFT APPROACHED THE END OF THE RUNWAY LOW AND HIT A SNOW BANK LOCATED AT THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 17. THIS TORE OFF THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR, WITH THE RIGHT BRAKE LINE STILL ATTACHED TO THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR. UPON HITTING THE SNOW BANK, THE PIC ABORTED THE LANDING, AND INITIATED A GO-AROUND. THE PIC DECIDED TO LAND AT DUTCHESS COUNTY AIRPORT (KPOU) AS THIS AIRPORT IS A TOWERED AIRPORT AND HAD CRASH AND FIRE RESCUE PERSONNEL AND EQUIPMENT LOCATED ON THE AIRPORT. THE PIC WAS ABLE TO LAND THE AIRPLANE AT KPOU WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. OUR INVESTIGATION FOUND THE RIGHT WING SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AS THE RIGHT WING SPAR IS BENT. THIS OCCURRED WHEN THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR HIT THE SNOW BANK. THE RIGHT WING SUSTAINED FURTHER DAMAGE WHEN THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT KPOU. THE PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) STATED HE WAS "HIGH ON FINAL APPROACH." THE PIC DECIDED TO SLIP THE AIRCRAFT TO LOSE ALTITUDE INSTEAD OF ABORTING THE LANDING AND EXECUTING A GO-AROUND. THE AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE WAS NOT DISPLAYED AT THE CABIN OR COCKPIT ENTRANCE. ## 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 NYC07CA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07CA067), Feb 17, 2007: Piper PA-28-181 (N47480), Millbrook, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain a proper glidepath to the runway. ## Other reports on N47480 (2) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 20050713019379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050713019379I), Jul 13, 2005: Piper PA28181 (N47480), New Paitz, NY, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot made a precautionary landing to avoid a thunderstorm. The runway was obstructed by orange construction cones which were placed on the centerline by… - [Incident 19780624034379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780624034379I), Jun 24, 1978: Piper PA28/ (N47480), Atlantic City, NJ. Pilot landed long, over an aircaft on the runway, no UNICOM call. The pilot surrendered his certificate. 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. 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