- Date
- September 1, 1984, 12:10 local (16:10 UTC)
- Place
- Montauk, NY
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9485PPiper PA-24-260C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840901045709A
- Case key
- 35757
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
According to the plt, after clearing sand dunes short of the rwy power was reduced for landing. The acft decelerated and descended, landing hard on the rwy. As the co-plt initiated an abort, the acft veered off the rwy to the right and collided with a tree. Wind was reported by the plt to be from nnw at 10 KTS gusting to 15. The left main and nose gear collapsed.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9485P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-24-260C
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 244999
- Airframe hours
- 2,654
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-540-D4A5, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Club 9485p
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · July 13, 1984 · 53 hours before
- Departed
- OXC · Oxford, CT
- Airport
- MTP · Montauk, runway 24, 3,472 × 85 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
- 42
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 390 total · 304 in this make and model · 221 as pilot in command · 23 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 330° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 72 °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 N9485P · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.