NYC81FHJ08

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28R · Shelter Island, NY · May 21, 1981

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 21, 1981
Place
Shelter Island, NY · SHELTER ISLAND, NY
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N6320CPiper PA-28R
Status
Completed · report August 31, 1981
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19810521028079A
Case key
125177

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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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3-1607  81/5/21    SHELTER ISLAND,NY   PIPER PA-28R        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 23, 2000
        TIME - 2045                    N6320C              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WESTMORELAND
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FARMINGDALE,NY              SHELTER ISLAND,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
        REMARKS- RWY SLOPED DWN HILL.

Aircraft

Registration
N6320C
Reported as
Piper PA-28R
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Westmoreland

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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