- Date
- March 10, 1982, 14:45 local (19:45 UTC)
- Place
- Pittstown, NJ
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8787FPiper PA-28-151
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 10, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820310003349A
- Case key
- 72240
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Analysis
After arriving from alexandria, NJ with an instructor pilot, the student made two practice landing at the Pittstown airport without incident. However, on a subsequent solo flight, the student pilot landed long on the 2000 ft runway. He stated that he ran off the runway, lost control in mud, and struck a parked Cessna 170. Also, he reported that the short runway, mud at the side of the runway, and downhill slope of the runway were factors. The plane ran off the side of the runway before hitting the Cessna.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8787F
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-151
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28 7715289
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E3D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Alexandria Field Inc.
- Registered owner
- Wm. Fritche
- Departed
- Alexandria, NJ
- Destination
- Alexandria, NJ
- Airport
- Alexandria, runway 12, 2,000 × 20 ft, asphalt
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.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 49
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 86 total · 36 in this make and model · 36 as pilot in command · 5 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 130° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 8 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 2,500 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 108 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.