# NTSB NYC00LA175: Piper PA-28-161, N36355, Robbinsville, NJ, June 25, 2000 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: June 25, 2000, 14:30 local (18:30 UTC) - Place: Robbinsville, NJ - Location: 40.2139° N, 74.6018° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TRENTON-ROBBINSVILLE (N87), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2139&lon=-74.6018&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 4 uninjured - Status: Completed, report March 2, 2001 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 49556 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC00LA175 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/49556/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA175 ## Probable cause The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions, which resulted in a loss of aircraft control. A factor was a crosswind. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor) - compensation for wind conditions - inadequate, pilot in command (cause) - Overrun, landing - On ground/water collision with object, landing - object - tree(s) ## Analysis The pilot stated that he landed approximately 1,000 feet beyond the threshold of Runway 29, a 4,275 foot long runway. A strong crosswind forced the airplane off the right side of the runway, onto grass. The airplane then traveled off the end of the runway, onto a golf course, and struck a tree. Witnesses at the airport stated that the airplane landed approximately 3,000 feet beyond the runway threshold, traveled off the right side, and onto the golf course. The reported winds were from 200 degrees at 14 knots, gusting to 21 knots. ## Factual narrative On June 25, 2000, about 1430 Eastern Daylight Time, a Piper PA-28-161, N36355, was substantially damaged while landing at Trenton-Robbinsville Airport (N87), Robbinsville, New Jersey. The certificated commercial pilot and three passengers were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for the personal flight conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. The flight departed McGuire Air Force Base, Wrightstown, New Jersey, about 1420. The pilot stated that he landed "a good 1,000 feet down" Runway 29, a 4,275 foot long and 80 foot wide asphalt runway. According to his written statement, he experienced a strong left crosswind during the landing. The airplane traveled off the right side of the runway, onto grass. The pilot then attempted to abort the landing, but did not have enough airspeed or altitude to clear trees at the end of the runway. He then decided to commit to landing. The airplane traveled off the end of the runway, onto a golf course, and struck a tree. Two witnesses at the airport stated that the airplane approached Runway 29 "fast." The airplane touched down about "two-thirds down the runway." It then traveled off the right side onto the grass, went beyond the end of the runway, and struck a tree. One witness heard the engine momentarily rev, but then reduce to idle power. Examination of the wreckage by a Federal Aviation Administration inspector did not reveal any pre-impact mechanical malfunctions, nor did the pilot report any. The inspector observed damage to the right wing and landing gear. At an airport approximately 10 miles away, at 1453, the reported wind was from 200 degrees at 14 knots, gusting to 21 knots. At an airport approximately 12 miles away, at 1455, the reported wind was from 190 degrees, variable from 160 to 220 degrees, at 17 knots, gusting to 22 knots. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N36355](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N36355), registered now, S/N 28-7816630, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Piper PA-28-161 - Registry model: [Piper PA-28-161](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (registry code 7102803) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 7816630 - Airframe hours: 8290 - Engines: Lycoming O-320 160 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Mcguire Flying Club - Registered owner: Joseph P. Holt - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, April 5, 2000, 61 hours before - Departed: WRI, WRIGHTSTOWN, NJ - Destination: N87 - Airport: N87, Trenton-Robbinsville, runway 29, 4,275 × 80 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 25; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 289 total, 17 in this make and model, 225 as pilot in command, 88 in the last 90 days, 55 in the last 30 days, 3 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 200° at 14 knots, gusting 21 - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 88 °F, dew point 72 °F - Altimeter: 29.00 inHg - Observed at: TTN, 10 nm away ## 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 20000625043649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000625043649A), Jun 25, 2000: Piper PA28161, Robbinsville, NJ, Substantial damage. (-23) Aircraft landed long, went off right side of runway and proceeded to travel some 1100' through the grass and over a golf green at which point the right… 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.