- Date
- June 24, 1983, 10:30 local (14:30 UTC)
- Place
- Millbrook, NY
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N6438PPiper PA-24-250
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830624026809A
- Case key
- 35210
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt reported that on final apch, the acft began an unexpected descent below the intended glide path. Reportedly, full power was applied to reduce the dwscent, but the acft touched down aprx 20 ft short of the rwy on an upgrade. The acft bounced in the air, then the left wing struck the ground during the next touchdown. Subsequently, the acft slid along the ground & went over on its right wing. After coming to rest, there was damage to the propeller, eng, both wings, nose & the undercarriage.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6438P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-24-250
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1550
- Airframe hours
- 2,506
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540, 250 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Carbooks, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 8, 1982 · 88 hours before
- Departed
- FRG · Farmingdale, NY
- Airport
- 44N · Sky Acres, runway 35, 3,800 × 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
- 55
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 789 total · 550 in this make and model · 1 in the last 90 days · 28 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N6438P · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.