# Accident 20150907014439A: Piper PA-28R-200, Doylestown, PA, September 7, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 2015, 17:30 local time
- Place: Doylestown, PA
- Airport: Doylestown
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3333° N, 75.1219° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3333&lon=-75.1219&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1125X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1125X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R-200
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 330 total, 22 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA15CA263](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA263) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150907014439A

## Narrative

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

ON SEPTEMBER 7, 2015 ^ARIEL CONNOLLY-SMITH^ WAS FLYING N1125X, A PA-28R-200 FROM QUEEN CITY, ALLENTOWN (XLL) TO THE DOYLESTOWN,PA AIRPORT (DYL) FOLLOWING HER CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR CHECKRIDE. AS SHE WAS APPROACHING DYL SHE CHECKED THE WEATHER AND THE WINDS WERE REPORTED AS LIGHT AND VARIABLE. SHE CHOSE TO LAND ON RUNWAY 5 SINCE THAT IS THE PREFERRED CALM OR LIGHT WIND RUNWAY AT DYL.

^MS. CONNOLLY-SMITH^ STATED THAT WHEN SHE APPROACHED THE AIRPORT SHE FLEW A NORMAL PATTERN TO RUNWAY 5 AND EVERYTHING WITH THE AIRCRAFT WAS NORMAL. SHE SAID SHE TURNED FINAL AND WAS A LITTLE HIGH AND A LITTLE FAST. THIS CAUSED HER TO FLOAT EXCESSIVELY DOWN THE RUNWAY AND SHE TOUCHED DOWN APPROXIMATELY 2000 FEET DOWN THE 3000 FOOT LONG RUNWAY. SHE STATED THAT AS SHE APPROACHED THE RUNWAY END SHE VEERED LEFT TO AVOID HITTING THE RUNWAY LIGHTS AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND IN DOING THIS SHE HIT A TAXI LIGHT WITH THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR WHICH ENDED UP CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

^MS. CONNOLLY-SMITH^ STATED SHE NORMALLY WOULD HAVE GONE AROUND IN THIS SITUATION BUT SHE WAS FATIGUED FROM HAVING HER CFI CHECKRIDE ALL DAY AND SHE WASN'T THINKING CLEARLY. SHE ALSO SAID SHE WAS CONCERNED ABOUT GOING AROUND BECAUSE OF THE TREES AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY.

## 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 GAA15CA263](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA263), Sep 7, 2015: Piper PA 28R-200 (N1125X), Doylestown, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to land with sufficient runway remaining to safely stop the airplane. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's fatigue during the flight.

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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