NYC83LA156

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28-181 · Shelter Island, NY · June 27, 1983

Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
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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Sequence of events

NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.

In flight collision with objectGo-around (vfr)
Weather condition - tailwindFactor
Proper touchdown point - exceededPilot in commandCause
Object - tree(s)Factor
Airspeed - excessivePilot in commandCause
Go-around - delayedPilot in commandCause
In flight collision with terrain/waterGo-around (vfr)

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

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.