- Date
- February 9, 2004, 14:40 local (19:40 UTC)
- Place
- Grt. Barrington, MA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6760APiper PA-23-250
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 28, 2004
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Parties
- Windsor Locks
- FAA report
- 20040209001329A
- Case key
- 58722
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Probable cause
The pilot's misjudgment of the airplane's distance/speed and failure to obtain the proper touchdown point, which resulted in an overrun. A factor was the cross wind.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The airplane was landing on runway 29, a 2,579-foot-long, asphalt runway. The pilot stated he misjudged the airplane's altitude and speed, and landed halfway down the runway. The airplane departed the end of the runway and struck a snow bank. Winds reported at an airport located about 18 miles north-northeast of the accident site, were from 230 degrees at 10 knots, with 17 knot gusts. In addition, the winds were reported as variable between 200 and 260 degrees.
Factual narrative
On February 9, 2004, about 1440 eastern standard time, a Piper PA-23-250, N6760A, was substantially damaged while landing at the Great Barrington Airport (GBR), Great Barrington, Massachusetts. The certificated commercial pilot and a passenger were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed for the flight that departed the Waterbury-Oxford Airport, Oxford, Connecticut. The personal flight was conducted under 14 CFR Part 91.
The airplane was landing on runway 29, a 2,579-foot-long, asphalt runway.
In a written statement, the pilot said he experienced a crosswind during the landing approach. He further stated:
"...I misjudged my altitude and speed for this day and landed halfway down the runway. Unfortunately, it was too short and too fast for the conditions, and I skidded off the end of the runway into a snow bank...."
Examination of the airplane by a Federal Aviation Administration inspector did not reveal any mechanical malfunctions. Nor did the pilot report any.
The pilot reported 3,409 hours of total flight experience, which included 750 hours in make and model.
Winds reported at an airport located about 18 miles north-northeast of GBR, at 1454, were from 230 degrees at 10 knots, with 17 knot gusts. In addition, the winds were reported as variable between 200 and 260 degrees.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6760A
- Reported as
- Piper PA-23-250
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 27-7954086
- Airframe hours
- 3,629
- Engines
- Lycoming IO-540, 250 horsepower, reciprocatingLycoming IO-540, 250 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Mahdavian Family Partnership LP
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 5, 2003
- Departed
- OXC · Oxford, CT
- Destination
- GBR · Grt. Barrington, MA
- Airport
- GBR · Great Barrington, runway 29, 2,579 × 50 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
- 72
- Injuries
- None
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Last flight review
- May 19, 2003
- Flight hours
- 3,409 total · 750 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 230° at 10 knots, gusting 17
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 36 °F, dew point 16 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.06 inHg
- Observed at
- PSF, 18 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.