# NTSB ERA12CA436: Piper PA-28-236, N777AF, Chester, CT, July 10, 2012 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: July 10, 2012, 10:57 local (14:57 UTC) - Place: Chester, CT - Coordinates: 41.383888, -72.505836 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3839&lon=-72.5058&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report November 7, 2012 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation - Parties: FAA/FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 84258 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA12CA436 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/84258/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=84258 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA436 ## Probable cause The pilot’s failure to execute a go-around following an approach that was high and fast, which resulted in a runway overrun. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Action: lack of action](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041030): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Piper PA-28-236, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041030/cases.md?model=7102815), [All aircraft, 792 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041030/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: descent/approach/glide path](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062040): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained; cases with it: [Piper PA-28-236, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062040/cases.md?model=7102815), [All aircraft, 809 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062040/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-landing roll: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300) (defining event); cases with it: [Piper PA-28-236, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=7102815), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Piper PA-28-236, 13 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=7102815), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot stated that he made two unsuccessful attempts to land. On his third approach, although the airplane was high and fast, he continued the landing. He landed long, and the airplane overran the runway and struck a fence. During the accident sequence, the airplane's nose landing gear collapsed, resulting in substantial damage to the firewall and fuselage. Examination of the wreckage did not reveal any preimpact mechanical malfunctions, and the pilot did not report any preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation. ## Factual narrative The pilot stated that he made two unsuccessful attempts to land. On his third approach, although the airplane was high and fast, he attempted to land. He landed long and overran the runway and struck a fence. During the accident sequence, the airplane's nose landing gear collapsed, resulting in substantial damage to the firewall and fuselage. Examination of the wreckage by a Federal Aviation Administration inspector did not reveal any preimpact mechanical malfunctions. The pilot did not report any preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N777AF](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N777AF-2014-12-30), registration cancelled 2014-12-30, S/N 28-7911328, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-236 - Registry model: [Piper PA-28-236](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-236) (registry code 7102815) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 28-7911328 - Engines: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES 250 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Learning Unlimited Inc - Registered owner: Learning Unlimited Inc - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: FOK, West Hampton Be, NY - Destination: SNC, Chester, CT - Airport: SNC, Chester Airport, runway 35, 2,566 × 50 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 76; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; seat: left; flight hours: 1,013 total, 1,013 in this make and model ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 81 °F, dew point 59 °F - Altimeter: 30.19 inHg - Observed at: SNC ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20120710012389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120710012389A), Jul 10, 2012: Piper PA-28-236, Chester, CT, Substantial damage. At approximately 10:57 EDT on July 10, aircraft N777AF, a Piper PA-28-236, s/n 28-7911328, landed long on runway 35 and went off the north end of the runway at… ## Docket (5 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on September 7, 2012, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=84258. 8.5 MB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 14 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40374764&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Master.PDF - Record of Conversation-MAK (item 2, .PDF, 50 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40374765&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Record%20of%20Conversation-MAK-Master.PDF - Police witness report-Olson (item 3, .PDF, 282 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40374766&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Police%20witness%20report-Olson-Redacted.PDF - Photo 1-courtesy FAA- front rightside view of airplane (item 4, .PDF, 4.1 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40374767&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photo%201-courtesy%20FAA-%20front%20rightside%20view%20of%20airplane-Master.PDF - Photo 2-courtesy FAA-leftside view of airplane (item 5, .PDF, 4.0 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40374768&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photo%202-courtesy%20FAA-leftside%20view%20of%20airplane-Master.PDF From the NTSB's public API. 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