# NTSB NYC04CA066: Piper PA-23-250, N6760A, Grt. Barrington, MA, February 9, 2004 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: February 9, 2004, 14:40 local (19:40 UTC) - Place: Grt. Barrington, MA - Coordinates: 42.230857, -71.530754 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2309&lon=-71.5308&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report April 28, 2004 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Windsor Locks - NTSB case key (mKey): 58722 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC04CA066 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/58722/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04CA066 ## 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 In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Overrun, landing - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor) - distance/speed - misjudged, pilot in command (cause) - proper touchdown point - not obtained, pilot in command (cause) - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - terrain condition - snowbank ## 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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6760A), registered now, S/N 27-7954086 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Piper PA-23-250 - Registry model: [Piper PA-23-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (registry code 7102308) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 27-7954086 - Airframe hours: 3629 - Engines: Lycoming IO-540 250 horsepower reciprocating; Lycoming 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 ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 72; injuries: none; 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 (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20040209001329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040209001329A), Feb 9, 2004: Piper PA23250, Great Barringto, MA, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot made normal approach to runway 29 at Great Barrington ma, altitude was too high and airspeed high causing the aircraft to touch down half way down… From the NTSB's public API. 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