# NTSB ERA22LA306: Piper PA-24, N7883P, New Shoreham, RI, June 25, 2022 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: June 25, 2022, 10:20 local (14:20 UTC) - Place: New Shoreham, RI - Coordinates: 41.168255, -71.582577 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1683&lon=-71.5826&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-flare/touchdown: Landing area overshoot](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/380) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation - Parties: FAA-FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 105454 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA22LA306 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/105454/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=105454 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA306 ## Probable cause The pilot’s failure to attain a proper touchdown point, resulting in a runway excursion. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Info processing/decision: decision making/judgment](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Piper PA-24-250, 7 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520/cases.md?model=7102404), [All aircraft, 3,098 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: landing flare](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062041): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Piper PA-24-250, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062041/cases.md?model=7102404), [All aircraft, 1,285 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062041/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: descent/approach/glide path](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062040): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Piper PA-24-250, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062040/cases.md?model=7102404), [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-flare/touchdown: Landing area overshoot](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/380) (defining event); cases with it: [Piper PA-24-250, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/380/sequence.md?model=7102404), [All aircraft, 400 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/380/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300); cases with it: [Piper PA-24-250, 11 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=7102404), [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-24-250, 55 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=7102404), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that during the landing flare the airplane “floated more than I expected.” After touching down and seeing he did not have much runway remaining, the pilot applied toe braking, and realized he would not be able to stop before the end of the runway. Instead, he elected to turn to the right exiting the runway into a grassy area and subsequently struck a taxiway sign resulting in substantial damage to the fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N7883P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7883P), registered now, S/N 24-3111, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24 (250) - Registry model: [Piper PA-24-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (registry code 7102404) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 24-3111 - Year built: 1962 - Airframe hours: 7559 - Engines: LYCOMING O-540-A1D5 250 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, April 15, 2022 - Departed: 7B2, Northampton, MA - Destination: Same as departure - Airport: BID, Block Island State, runway 28, 2,502 × 100 ft, asphalt - Equipment: Stall warning system, ADS-B, Auto-pilot, Electronic flight bag or handheld device, Electronic primary flight display ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 63; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: basicmed, with waivers/limitations; last flight review June 10, 2021; seat: left; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 408 total, 117 in this make and model, 381 as pilot in command, 12 in the last 90 days, 5 in the last 30 days, 0 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 20° at 4 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 75 °F, dew point 63 °F - Altimeter: 30.10 inHg - Observed at: BID - METAR: METAR KBID 251356Z AUTO 02004KT 10SM CLR 24/17 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP194 T02390172 ## 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 20220625011299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220625011299A), Jun 25, 2022: Piper PA-24-250, Block Island, RI, Substantial damage. [privacy data omitted] At the tower stated that the aircraft landed long and as the pilot saw the end of the runway approaching he stood on the brakes leaving… ## Other investigations on N7883P (2) 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 CHI72FEE84](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72FEE84), Jun 10, 1972: Piper PA-24 (N7883P), Chicago, IL, minor damage - [NTSB CHI72AC014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72AC014), Aug 14, 1971: Piper PA-24 (N7883P), Bardstown, KY, minor damage, 2 fatal ## Docket (3 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on April 24, 2023, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=105454. 3.0 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 11 pages, 2.3 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=15193509&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=6120_1Form%20%20completed%20and%20signed_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Pilot's statement to FAA (item 2, PDF, 1 page, 48 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=15193519&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Pilot%20Statement-Rel.pdf - Photographs (item 3, PDF, 5 pages, 677 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=15242024&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Photo%20Array%20ERA22LA306-Rel.pdf 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.