# Accident 20170827013679A: Piper J5A, Springfield, VT, August 27, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 27, 2017, 13:00 local time
- Place: Springfield, VT
- Airport: Hartness State (Springfield)
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.3436° N, 72.5172° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3436&lon=-72.5172&mi=10
- Aircraft: N30897, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N30897) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J5A (registry code 7100702, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j5a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C75 series (registry code 17005, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c75-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J5A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 560 total, 66 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA519](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA519) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170827013679A

## Narrative

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

THIS OFFICE NOTIFIED BY STATE OF VERMONT OPERATIONS DIVISION THAT ON 8/27/2017 AT SPRINGFIELD, VERMONT,N30897, J5A, LANDED RUNWAY 29, LOST CONTROL AND RAN INTO TREES, NO INJURIES REPORTED. PILOT'S STATEMENT HAS INDICATED ^MR. JONES^ WAS FLYING FROM KRUT TO KVSF, WINDS WERE VARIABLE, WINDSOCK APPEARED TO BE SWINGING BOTH WAYS ON RUNWAY 29 AT KVSF.  PILOT INDICATED HE INTENDED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 29 ON THE GRASS NEXT TO THE RUNWAY, BUT CAME IN TOO HIGH AND LANDED FAST. PILOT STATED HE WAS NOT SURE HE WOULD STOP IN TIME AND DECIDED TO GO AROUND, BUT DID NOT LEAVE HIMSELF ENOUGH ROOM TO CLEAR THE 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 GAA17CA519](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA519), Aug 27, 2017: Piper J5A (N30897), Springfield, VT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's unstabilized approach, which resulted in landing long and fast, and his subsequent failure to maintain clearance from trees during a go-around.

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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