# Accident 20180521005719A: Piper PA-28-150, Farmingdale, NY, May 21, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 21, 2018, 19:01 local time
- Place: Farmingdale, NY
- Airport: Republic Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7319° N, 73.4144° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7319&lon=-73.4144&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5560W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5560W-2021-03-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-150 (registry code 7102804, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-150) (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-28-150
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 288 total, 21 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA291](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA291) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180521005719A

## Narrative

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

ON 05/21/2018 AT APPROXIMETELY 2301Z, N5560W, A PA28, CRASHED AT THE BEGINING OF THE RUNWAY CHEVERONS DURING APPROACH TO RUNWAY 19 AND CAME TO REST ON TAXIWAY MIKE. WEATHER REPORTED ON METAR AT 212253Z 22010KT, 10SM, CLR, 18/11 A3015 RMK A02 SLP210 T01780106. THERE WERE THREE SOULS ON BOARD AND ONLY PILOT IN COMMAND REPORTED MINOR INJURIES. WITNESS WAS INTERVIEWED AND VIDEO FOOTAGE WAS REVIEWED. IT APPEARS THAT THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AND THE RIGHT WING DROPPED AS THE AIRCRAFT APPROACHED NEAR THE RUNWAY THRESEHOLD.

## 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 GAA18CA291](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA291), May 21, 2018: Piper PA28 (N5560W), Farmingdale, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack during short final, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and hard landing.

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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