# NTSB NYC79FHM12: Piper PA-24, N9002P, Warwick, NY, March 16, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 16, 1979
- Place: Warwick, NY · WARWICK, NY
- Location: 41.2552° N, 74.3547° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Warwick, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2552&lon=-74.3547&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 23, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137596
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC79FHM12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FHM12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0684  79/3/16    WARWICK,NY          PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0820                    N9002P              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 37, 6150 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            2025 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WARICK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          AMITYVILLE,NY               WARICK,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        REMARKS- RAN INTO DEEP MUD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N9002P (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Warick

## 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 19790316006099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790316006099A), Mar 16, 1979: Piper PA24250, Warwick, NY, Substantial damage. Pilot overshot runway on landing. Pilot claimed brake failure. No malfunction of brake system found.

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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