# NTSB ERA22LA373: Piper PA-32-300, N33125, Gardiner, NY, August 14, 2022 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: August 14, 2022, 11:40 local (15:40 UTC) - Place: Gardiner, NY - Coordinates: 41.673796, -74.150002 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6738&lon=-74.1500&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Approach-VFR go-around: Collision during takeoff/land](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 4 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): 105744 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA22LA373 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/105744/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=105744 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA373 ## Probable cause The pilot’s failure to go-around in a timely manner which resulted in a collision with a fence. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Performance/control parameters: altitude](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062012): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Piper PA-32-300, 10 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062012/cases.md?model=7103212), [All aircraft, 1,310 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062012/cases.md) - [Object/animal/substance: fence/fence post](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022047): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Effect on equipment (probable cause); cases with it: [Piper PA-32-300, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022047/cases.md?model=7103212), [All aircraft, 313 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022047/cases.md) - [Info processing/decision: decision making/judgment](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Piper PA-32-300, 14 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520/cases.md?model=7103212), [All aircraft, 3,098 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Approach-VFR go-around: Collision during takeoff/land](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490) (defining event); cases with it: [Piper PA-32-300, 7 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490/sequence.md?model=7103212), [All aircraft, 1,309 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot stated that during a landing attempt on a 2,400-ft-long runway, the airplane was not slowing enough, and he decided to perform a go around maneuver. During the go-around attempt, the airplane did not gain sufficient altitude to clear a fence at the end of the runway. Subsequently, the airplane impacted the fence and came to rest beyond the runway. The fuselage and wings were substantially damaged. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N33125](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N33125-2023-02-18), registration cancelled 2023-02-18, S/N 32-7540088, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32-300 - Registry model: [Piper PA-32-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (registry code 7103212) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 32-7540088 - Year built: 1975 - Engines: LYCOMING TIO-540-K1A5 300 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Westchester Co Pol Pilots Assoc Inc - Registered owner: Westchester Co Pol Pilots Assoc Inc - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal; Standard, Utility - Departed: HPN, White Plains, NY - Destination: 5NY5, Gardiner, NY - Airport: 5NY5, Gardiner, runway 30, 2,400 × 20 ft, gravel - Equipment: Electronic flight bag or handheld device, ADS-B, Auto-pilot ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 62; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, without waivers/limitations; last flight review June 3, 2022; seat: left; flight hours: 600 total, 10 in the last 90 days, 5 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 85 °F - Altimeter: 30.02 inHg ## 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 20220814010299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220814010299A), Aug 14, 2022: Piper PA-32-300, Gardiner, NY, Substantial damage. On 08/14/2022 at 1200 local the pilot attempted to land aircraft [privacy data omitted] at airport 5NY5 in Gardiner, NY. Upon touchdown, pilot reported: began… ## Docket (4 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on April 27, 2023, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=105744. 9.0 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 9 pages, 3.0 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=14397518&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=6120_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Pilot's statement (item 2, PDF, 2 pages, 194 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=14398867&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Pilot%27s%20statement_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Pilot / witness statements to state police (item 3, PDF, 4 pages, 2.8 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=14318512&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Pilot_Statement_to_State_Police-plane%20crash_2022_08_16_08_28_01_239_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Photographs (item 4, PDF, 2 pages, 3.0 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=14406180&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Photo%20Array-Rel.pdf From the NTSB's public API. 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