# NTSB NYC80DFJ01: Piper PA-28, N2302T, Montour Falls, NY, October 7, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: October 7, 1979
- Place: Montour Falls, NY · MONTOUR FALLS, NY
- Location: 42.3482° N, 76.8494° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Montour Falls, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3482&lon=-76.8494&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report December 14, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133233
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC80DFJ01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80DFJ01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3572   79/10/7   MONTOUR FALLS,NY    PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 65 TOTAL
        TIME - 1105                    N2302T              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 6 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PILOTS HARBOR
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ELMIRA,NY                   MONTOUR FALLS,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
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
        REMARKS- NOSE GR COLLAPSED IN OVERRUN AREA-WIND GUSTING 15KTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2302T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2302T-2012-10-16), registration cancelled 2012-10-16, S/N 28-7105233, built 1971 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (registry code 7102808) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Pilots Harbor

## 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 19791007030389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791007030389A), Oct 7, 1979: Piper PA28180, Montour Falls, NY, Substantial damage. Pilot landed downwind. Ran off the end of the 2000 foot runway.

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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