# Accident 20140810015719A: Piper PA-28-161, Block Island, MA, August 10, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 2014, 12:40 local time
- Place: Block Island, MA
- Airport: Block Island
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1681° N, 71.5778° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1681&lon=-71.5778&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2149F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2149F-2018-03-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-161
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA14CA438](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA438) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140810015719A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT OF N2149F WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND AT BLOCK ISLAND AIRPORT, RI. PILOT LANDED LONG. WHEN THE PILOT REALIZED THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT HE DECIDED TO GO AROUND BUT STALLED AND ENDED RIGHT SIDE UP INTO TREES.

## 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 ERA14CA438](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA438), Aug 10, 2014: Piper PA 28-161 (N2149F), Block Island, RI, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of control during the attempted go-around, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and impact with trees.

## Other reports on N2149F (1)

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

- [Incident 20070520016069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070520016069I), May 20, 2007: Piper PA28161 (N2149F), Danbury, CT, Minor damage. (-23) During touch and gos on runway 26 at Danbury airport the left main landing gear cylinder tabs (2) that the upper link assembly torque attaches to broke.…

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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