# Accident 20110511012219A: Piper PA-23-250, Clayton, NY, May 11, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 11, 2011, 11:45 local time
- Place: Clayton, NY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.1869° N, 76.0764° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.1869&lon=-76.0764&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4760P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4760P-2015-05-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23-250
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 750 total, 230 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA11CA294](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA294) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110511012219A

## Narrative

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

SPOKE WITH ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ VIA PHONE ON 05/27/2011 AT 1530 LOCAL.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT HE WAS FLYING FROM LONG ISLAND NY TO CLAYTON NY ON THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT.  CLOUDS WERE LOW, APPROXIMATELY 3900 FEET, AROUND THE CATSKILLS, BUT WHEN HE GOT PAST THE MOUNTAINS, THE CLOUDS WENT AWAY, AND HE WAS IN GOOD VFR WITH GOOD VISIBILITY.  WHEN HE GOT TO CLAYTON, HE DID A LOW PASS TO CHECK FOR DEER, AND THEN FLEW OVER THE VILLAGE OF CLAYTON, AND THE ST. LAWRENCE RIVER BEFORE THE LANDING BACK AT RITCHIE FIELD.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THE WEATHER WAS VFR AND NOT VERY BUMPY.  HE SET UP ON A 3 MILE STRAIGHT IN FINAL AT 90 KTS AND 15 INCHES OF MANIFOLD PRESSURE.  HE DID A G.U.M.P.S. CHECK.  THE NEXT THING HE SAID HAPPENED WAS THE LEFT WING DROPPED AND HIT THE GROUND, AND THERE WAS FIRE.  THEN THE RIGHT WING HIT THE GROUND AND THERE WAS MORE FIRE.  WHEN THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST, HE TRIED THE DOOR BUT IT WAS JAMMED.  HE THEN KICKED OUT THE BACK WINDOW TO GET OUT OF THE AIRPLANE.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ESTIMATES HE HAD 160 GALLONS OF FUEL ON BOARD AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.  (APPROXIMATELY 1130 LOCAL)  HE PURCHASED FUEL THE WEEK BEFORE IN BRIDGEPORT CT., AND DID NOT PURCHASE FUEL ON THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ IS SENDING AIRCRAFT LOGS TO THIS OFFICE AND COPIES OF HIS PILOT CERTIFICATE AND MEDICAL.  HE STATES THAT HIS PILOT LOGBOOK WAS IN THE AIRCRAFT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, AND BURNED.

## 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 ERA11CA294](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA294), May 11, 2011: Piper PA-23-250 (N4760P), Clayton, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to obtain a proper touchdown point while landing with a gusting 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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