# Accident 20200810018269A: Piper PA-32-260, Montauk, NY, August 10, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 2020, 13:00 local time
- Place: Montauk, NY
- Airport: Montauk
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0756° N, 71.9219° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0756&lon=-71.9219&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4817S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4817S-2022-12-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (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-32-260
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 62 total, 62 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA20CA282](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20CA282) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200810018269A

## Narrative

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

MONTAUK, NY (MTP): N4817S, PA-32-260, HPN-MTP, LANDED AND CAUGHT GUST OF WIND AND SLID LEFT OFF RUNWAY 24 INTO THE GRASS. POB:3 NO INJURIES REPORTED, DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT EXTENT UNKNOWN 08/10/;2020 1700Z

8/26/2020 NTSB HAS COMPLETED THE FIELD INVESTIGATION AND REPORTED THE PILOT ERROR, AIRCRAFT HAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, FAA IIC INVESTIGATED AND FOUND AIRCRAFT HAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND AIRCRAFT RELEASED TO OPERATOR'S INSURANCE. FAA NINE RESPONSIBILITIES IN ALL ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION CONDUCTED AND DETERMINED ARE NOT FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT. ATQA FAA FORM 8023-23 SUBMITTED. THE PTRS 202001237 CONSIDER CLOSED WITH NTSB ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION REPORT AND THEIR DECISION.

## 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 ERA20CA282](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20CA282), Aug 10, 2020: Piper PA32 (N4817S), Montauk, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing and failure to maintain directional control, which resulted in a runway excursion and collision with trees.

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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