- Date
- June 27, 1983, 07:00 local (11:00 UTC)
- Place
- Shelter Island, NY
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N5615VPiper PA-28-181
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830627027509A
- Case key
- 35214
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Analysis
The acft crashed off the departure end of the rwy in a swamp during an attempted go-around. The pilot said the approach was normal but that the acft floated more than normal. A go-around was initiated. The pilot could not remember if the acft touched down but felt the acft did not climb properly. The acft hit a tree and crashed. According to a witness as the acft turned final the pilot banked several times, and the acft speed was too fast for a slight tailwind existing at the time. The plane touched down near the departure end of the rwy. Power was applied and the acft got airborne in a stalling fashion and crashed in the swamp across the road. During investigation tire marks were found on the last 250 ft of the rwy and continued through some high grass. No tire marks were found on the road. The acft was 200 ft past the road with the left wing sheared off. The rwy is about 1400 ft long with a high point in the middle sloping down to both ends. The road perpendicular to the rwy is 50 ft from the departure end.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5615V
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-181
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-7790484
- Airframe hours
- 5,539
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360, 181 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- London Flying Service
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · May 13, 1983 · 80 hours before
- Departed
- 7B8 · Waterford, CT
- Destination
- 09NY · Shelter Island, NY
- Airport
- Westmoreland, runway 22, 1,200 × 200 ft, grass/turf
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 52
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 3,083 total · 2,671 in this make and model · 2,883 as pilot in command · 174 in the last 90 days · 50 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 88 °F, dew point 66 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- BDL
FAA reports on this event · 1
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