# Accident 20090430009299A: Piper PA30, Great Barringt, MA, April 30, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 30, 2009, 13:00 local time
- Place: Great Barringt, MA
- Airport: Walter J. Koladza
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1842° N, 73.4042° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1842&lon=-73.4042&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8034Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8034Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-30 (registry code 7103002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA30
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,569 total, 4,317 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA09CA277](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA277) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090430009299A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON APRIL 30, 2009 AIRCRAFT N8034Y, A PIPER PA-30 WAS LANDING RUNWAY 29 AT THE WALTER J. KOLADZA AIRPORT IN GREAT BARRINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS.  AFTER LANDING THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT BEFORE THE END OF THE RUNWAY.  THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY SURFACE TO THE RIGHT INTO THE GRASS.  UPON ENTERING THE GRASS THE AIRCRAFT SPUN 180 DEGREES AND CAME TO REST AT THE BASE OF THE HILL LOCATED AT THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 29.  THE APRIL 30, 2009 1754Z METAR OBSERVATION AT THE PITTSFIELD MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (PSF) WAS WIND: 190 AT 11 GUSTING TO 21 KNOTS.  VBISIBILITY: 10 STATUE MILES.  CEILING: OVERCAST 7500, TEMPERATURE 17/DEWPOINT -07.

## 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 ERA09CA277](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA277), Apr 30, 2009: Piper PA-30 (N8034Y), Great Barrington, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper decision to land with a tailwind.

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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