- Date
- September 2, 2007, 18:10 local (22:10 UTC)
- Place
- White Plains, NY
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N84GTTrinidad TB-20
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 31, 2007
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 66572
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Probable cause
The pilot's failure to obtain adequate airspeed for takeoff which resulted in a stall, runway overrun down an embankment, and collision with a fence. A factor in accident was the pilot not utilizing the full length of the runway for takeoff.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot stated to a New York State Police Officer that while attempting to takeoff from the runway his aircraft began to stall and therefore he tried to abort his takeoff; however, he was not able to fully abort and slid off the runway and impacted a fence before coming to a stop. Witnesses stated that they observed the airplane enter runway 29 at intersection H. Shortly after, the airplane was seen porpoising toward the end of the runway before it skidded off the end of the runway and down an embankment. Runway 29 is 4,451 x 150 foot long and intersection H is located about one third down the runway.
Factual narrative
The pilot stated to a New York State Police Officer that while attempting to takeoff from the runway his aircraft began to stall and therefore he tried to abort his takeoff; however, he was not able to fully abort and slid off the runway and impacted a fence before coming to a stop. Witnesses stated that they observed the airplane enter runway 29 at intersection H. Shortly after, the airplane was seen porpoising toward the end of the runway before it skidded off the end of the runway and down an embankment. Runway 29 is 4,451 x 150 foot long and intersection H is located about one third down the runway. A completed Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident /Incident Report (NTSB form 6120.1/2) was not received for this accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N84GT
- Reported as
- Trinidad TB-20
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 2058
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-540, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Laurence M. Weiss
- Registered owner
- Gulf Tango Corporation
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- White Plains, NY
- Airport
- KHPN · Westchester County Airport, runway 29, 4,451 × 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
- 54
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3
- Flight hours
- 1,500 total · 1 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 68 °F, dew point 52 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.19 inHg
- Observed at
- KHPN