- Date
- September 5, 2004, 15:15 local (19:15 UTC)
- Place
- Montauk, NY
- Injuries
- 5 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N1351HPiper PA32-300
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 3, 2004
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Parties
- FAA FSDO-11
- FAA report
- 20040905035379A
- Case key
- 60076
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Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain altitude\clearance while landing. A factor in this accident was the gusty wind conditions.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The airplane was on final approach to runway 6, a 3,258-foot-long, 85-foot-wide, asphalt runway. The pilot reported that the airplane encountered wind shear and it's left wing struck trees. The airplane landed hard, and the nose and right main landing gear collapsed. Winds reported at the airport, about the time of the accident, were from 110 degrees at 11 knots, with 18 knot gusts.
Factual narrative
On September 5, 2004, about 1515 eastern daylight time, a Piper PA32-300, N1351H, was substantially damaged while landing at the Montauk Airport (MTP), Montauk, New York. The certificated private pilot and four passengers were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed for the flight that departed Danbury, Connecticut. The personal flight was conducted under 14 CFR Part 91.
The airplane was on final approach to runway 6, a 3,258-foot-long, 85-foot-wide, asphalt runway.
The pilot reported that the airplane encountered wind shear, which caused it to lose both altitude and airspeed. The airplane's left wing struck trees, and the airplane landed hard. The nose and right main landing gear collapsed, and the airplane slid to a stop.
The pilot stated that he did not experience any mechanical problems.
Winds reported at MTP, about the time of the accident, were from 110 degrees at 11 knots, with 18 knot gusts.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1351H
- Reported as
- Piper PA32-300
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 32-7740034
- Airframe hours
- 3,820
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-540, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Mark R. Gosden
- Registered owner
- Gosbrook Aviation LLC.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 3, 2004 · 4 hours before
- Departed
- DXR · Danbury, CT
- Destination
- MTP · Montaulk, NY
- Airport
- MTP · Montauk, runway 6, 3,258 × 85 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 39
- Injuries
- None
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Without waivers/limitations
- Last flight review
- July 1, 2003
- Flight hours
- 516 total · 443 in this make and model · 27 in the last 90 days · 9 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 110° at 11 knots, gusting 18
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 68 °F, dew point 52 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.39 inHg
- Observed at
- MTP
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N1351H · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.