- Date
- July 13, 1985, 12:45 local (16:45 UTC)
- Place
- Chatham, MA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5405FPiper PA28-151
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850713031039A
- Case key
- 35905
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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.
Analysis
During the final approach to runway 24, the aircraft was too high and fast. The pilot decided to land on the runway instead of going around. According to the pilot, the aircraft landed too FAR down the runway and went over the end.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5405F
- Reported as
- Piper PA28-151
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-7715125
- Airframe hours
- 1,431
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E3DIES, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Powell Aviation
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · January 24, 1985 · 60 hours before
- Departed
- 1B9 · Mansfield, MA
- Destination
- OB6 · Chatham, MA
- Airport
- OB6 · Chatham, runway 24, 3,000 × 100 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
- 47
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 36 total · 36 in this make and model · 7 as pilot in command · 7 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 170° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 11 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 79 °F, dew point 64 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- HYA
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.