- Date
- June 9, 1983, 09:30 local (13:30 UTC)
- Place
- Matamoris, PA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7522PPiper PA-24-250
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830609025009A
- Case key
- 35199
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Analysis
The acft landed downwind and overran the runway after which it collided with a fence during a precautionary landing. Thepilot had discovered a bad brake cylinder and fuel selector valve and was returning the acft to the mechanic who had performed the annual 5 wks earlier. During the trip he ran low on fuel and could not switch tanks so he landed downwind because of wires at the opposite end of the runway. According to the pilot there was 23 gallons of fuel in the tank being used. He said he encountered head winds which forced him to land at the private strip where the accident occurred.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7522P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-24-250
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 24-2724
- Airframe hours
- 3,000
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540-A1A5, 250 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Richard Litke
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- OXC · Oxford, CT
- Destination
- MSV · Monticello, NY
- Airport
- Dervend, runway 18, 1,500 × ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 40
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,000 total · 700 in this make and model · 700 as pilot in command · 4 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 360° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F, dew point 50 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N7522P · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.