NYC80FFA10

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Durhamville, NY · April 4, 1980

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 4, 1980
Place
Durhamville, NY · DURHAMVILLE, NY
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N8633EPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report August 4, 1980
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
132000

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0861   80/4/4    DURHAMVILLE,NY      PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1800                    N8633E              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 56, 3136 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KAMP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DURHAMVILLE,NY              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- R MAIN GEAR STRUCK SNOWBANK-PLT STATED NOT VISIBLE ON FINAL APP.

Aircraft

Registration
N8633E
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Kamp

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.