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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-236 · Westhampton, NY · February 10, 2023

Date
February 10, 2023 · 13:00 local
Place
Westhampton, NY
Airport
Francis S. Gabreski
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N8118Q
Reported as
Piper PA-28-236
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-540 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
120 total

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Around 3000 ft pilot started decent back to hwv when he heard a pop and lost elevator control. Pilot decided to fly to fok using elevator trim where there was a longer runway. Landed short of runway 24 (fok) to the underun veered off to the west side into the grass. Nose gear and propeller damaged. Pilot did not report an emergency. No injuries occured.

As the FAA filed it

AROUND 3000 FT PILOT STARTED DECENT BACK TO HWV WHEN HE HEARD A POP AND LOST ELEVATOR CONTROL. PILOT DECIDED TO FLY TO FOK USING ELEVATOR TRIM WHERE THERE WAS A LONGER RUNWAY. LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY 24 (FOK) TO THE UNDERUN VEERED OFF TO THE WEST SIDE INTO THE GRASS. NOSE GEAR AND PROPELLER DAMAGED. PILOT DID NOT REPORT AN EMERGENCY. NO INJURIES OCCURED.