- Date
- November 4, 1997, 17:13 local (22:13 UTC)
- Place
- Farmingdale, NY
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1469XPiper PA-28-140
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 21, 2000
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19971104031739A
- Case key
- 28265
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Probable cause
The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control and his inadequate compensation for the wind condition. A factor was the cross wind condition.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The student pilot stated that this was his first touch and go landing on runway 19, but he decided to make a full stop landing. During the landing flare, the airplane drifted off the left side of the runway, and he added full power to abort the landing. The airplane then exited the runway to the left, struck a tree, and continued on to an aircraft parking area where it collided with a parked airplane. The winds reported at the airport were from 250 degrees at 22 knots with gusts to 28 knots.
Factual narrative
On November 4, 1997, at 1713 eastern standard time, a Piper PA-28-140, N1469X, was substantially damaged when it collided with a tree during an aborted landing at Republic Airport, Farmingdale (FRG), New York. The student pilot sustained minor injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and a VFR flight plan had been filed. The local, instructional flight originated at Farmingdale, New York.
The pilot reported that this was to be a touch and go landing on runway 19, but he decided to make it a full stop landing. During the flare/touchdown, the airplane veered off the left side of the runway. He tried to abort the landing by adding full power, but the airplane veered off the runway, struck a tree, and continued on to an aircraft parking area where it collided with a parked airplane.
The pilot reported over 104 hours of total flight time, including 85 hours in make and model. He also reported that there was no mechanical malfunction. The winds reported for the 1645 est surface weather observation for FRG were 250 degrees at 22 knots with wind gusts to 28 knots.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1469X
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-140
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-7525280
- Airframe hours
- 6,094
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E3D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Nomad Aviation Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 9, 1997 · 44 hours before
- Departed
- FRG
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- FRG · Republic Airport, runway 19, 5,516 × 150 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 46
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 104 total · 85 in this make and model · 16 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 250° at 22 knots, gusting 28
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 55 °F, dew point 39 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FRG
FAA reports on this event · 1
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