# Accident 20100909047209A: Piper PA-28-181, Montauk, NY, September 9, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 2010, 17:45 local time
- Place: Montauk, NY
- Airport: Montauk Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0725° N, 71.9189° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0725&lon=-71.9189&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2753M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2753M-2013-03-04) (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 PA-28-181
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 151 total, 29 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA10CA473](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA473) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100909047209A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ERA10CA473](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA473), Sep 9, 2010: Piper PA-28-181 (N2753M), Montauk, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for crosswind conditions which resulted in a hard landing and loss of directional control.

## Other reports on N2753M (2)

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

- [Incident 19890804043179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890804043179I), Aug 4, 1989: Piper PA28181 (N2753M), Windsor Locks, CT, Minor damage. Struck an unlighted sign while taxiing onto taxiway.
- [Incident 19871101071909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871101071909I), Nov 1, 1987: Piper PA28181 (N2753M), Lexington, VA. Fuel exhausted en route. Safe off airport landing on an interstate.

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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