# NTSB NYC75DFA20: Piper PA-24, N9072P, Roscoe, NY, October 28, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 28, 1974
- Place: Roscoe, NY · ROSCOE, NY
- Location: 41.9407° N, 74.9131° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Roscoe, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9407&lon=-74.9131&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 11, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143018
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC75DFA20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75DFA20

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3728  74/10/28   ROSCOE,NY           PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 398
        TIME - 1130                    N9072P              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 62 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SKYTOP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TETERBORO,NJ                ROSCOE,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- PLT LANDED LONG ON SOFT SOD STRIP,USED EXCESSIVE BRAKING,LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED.RWY 1600 FT LONG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9072P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9072P-1989-10-16), registration cancelled 1989-10-16, S/N 244541 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (registry code 7102406) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Skytop

## 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 19741028035049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741028035049A), Oct 28, 1974: Piper PA24260, Roscoe, NY, Substantial damage. Plt landed long on soft sod strip,used excessive braking,landing gear collapsed. Rwy 1600 ft long.

## Other investigations on N9072P (2)

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 NYC88LA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA225), Aug 21, 1988: Piper PA-24-260 (N9072P), Readington, NJ, destroyed
- [NTSB NYC73DFA08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73DFA08), Aug 5, 1972: Piper PA-24 (N9072P), Cooperstown, NY, 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.

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