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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-181 · Montauk, NY · September 9, 2010

Date
September 9, 2010 · 17:45 local
Place
Montauk, NY
Airport
Montauk Airport
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N2753M
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA10CA473
Reported as
Piper PA-28-181
Reported engine
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
151 total29 in this make and model16 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

This accident occurred approximately 17:49 local time on 09/09/10 when the pilot in command, Mr. O'connor attempted to land on RWY24 with a cross wind. Mr. O'connor reported that as he was landing on runway 24 a crosswind/ windshear caused the aircraft to deviate left of the runway. He stated that he attempted to correct, but could not and the aircraft veered off the left side of runway 24 into a tree and bush area. There were two passengers and the pilot onboard with a total of three there were aircraft skid marks approximately 700FT from arrival end of RWY24. Also found were indications of aircraft skidding off left side of rwy 24 and striking trees and brush off the left side of RWY24 at the 1000FT mark. There was substantial damage to aircraft with right wing striking tree and separating from the aircraft left wing leading edge damaged 2 places left forward wing spar torn and dented, right elevators bent from impacting the tree and bushes. Aircraft airworthiness certificate and registration were present in the aircraft. Received pilot statement and contact information from east hampton town police detectives that responded to accident site on 09/09/2010.there were no pilot reported mechanical malfunctions of the aircraft and no noted mechanical issues noted on the accident site that would indicate a aircraft mechanical malfunction was related to this accident.

As the FAA filed it

THIS ACCIDENT OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 17:49 LOCAL TIME ON 09/09/10 WHEN THE PILOT IN COMMAND, MR. O'CONNOR ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON RWY24 WITH A CROSS WIND. MR. O'CONNOR REPORTED THAT AS HE WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 24 A CROSSWIND/ WINDSHEAR CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO DEVIATE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY. HE STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT, BUT COULD NOT AND THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 24 INTO A TREE AND BUSH AREA. THERE WERE TWO PASSENGERS AND THE PILOT ONBOARD WITH A TOTAL OF THREE THERE WERE AIRCRAFT SKID MARKS APPROXIMATELY 700FT FROM ARRIVAL END OF RWY24. ALSO FOUND WERE INDICATIONS OF AIRCRAFT SKIDDING OFF LEFT SIDE OF RWY 24 AND STRIKING TREES AND BRUSH OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF RWY24 AT THE 1000FT MARK. THERE WAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT WITH RIGHT WING STRIKING TREE AND SEPARATING FROM THE AIRCRAFT LEFT WING LEADING EDGE DAMAGED 2 PLACES LEFT FORWARD WING SPAR TORN AND DENTED, RIGHT ELEVATORS BENT FROM IMPACTING THE TREE AND BUSHES.AIRCRAFT AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE AND REGISTRATION WERE PRESENT IN THE AIRCRAFT. RECEIVED PILOT STATEMENT AND CONTACT INFORMATION FROM EAST HAMPTON TOWN POLICE DETECTIVES THAT RESPONDED TO ACCIDENT SITE ON 09/09/2010.THERE WERE NO PILOT REPORTED MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS OF THE AIRCRAFT AND NO NOTED MECHANICAL ISSUES NOTED ON THE ACCIDENT SITE THAT WOULD INDICATE A AIRCRAFT MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION WAS RELATED TO THIS ACCIDENT.

NTSB investigation

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