# NTSB NYC04CA205: Piper PA32-300, N1351H, Montauk, NY, September 5, 2004 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: September 5, 2004, 15:15 local (19:15 UTC) - Place: Montauk, NY - Coordinates: 41.076667, -71.92028 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0767&lon=-71.9203&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 5 uninjured - Status: Completed, report December 3, 2004 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA FSDO-11 - NTSB case key (mKey): 60076 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC04CA205 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/60076/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04CA205 ## 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 In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - In flight collision with object, approach - altitude/clearance - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor) - object - tree(s) - Hard landing, landing ## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1351H-2013-08-15), registration cancelled 2013-08-15, S/N 32-7740034 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Piper PA32-300 - Registry model: [Piper PA-32-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (registry code 7103212) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 32-7740034 - Airframe hours: 3820 - Engines: 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 ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 39; injuries: none; 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 (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20040905035379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040905035379A), Sep 5, 2004: Piper PA32300, Montauk, NY, Destroyed. (-23) Aircraft attempted to land rwy 6, struck tree tops 200 feet from displaced threshold. Aircraft's left wing struck tree-top, aircraft turned 90 degrees to… ## Other investigations on N1351H (1) 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. - [NTSB FTW82DA243](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA243), Jun 22, 1982: Piper PA-32-300 (N1351H), Grants, NM, substantial damage 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.