- Date
- October 10, 1986, 13:32 local (17:32 UTC)
- Place
- Poughkeepsie, NY
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N42943Piper PA-32
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19861010048539A
- Case key
- 30547
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Analysis
The Piper PA-32, landing with a 5 knot quartering tailwind from the right, ran off the left side of the runway and struck the windsock receiving substantial damage. The pilot and 2 passengers were not injured. The pilot reported that upon touchdown he felt something strange on the left side tire and could not keep the aircraft straight with the rudder. When the aircraft was examined it was found to have two flat main tires.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N42943
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 32-8306019
- Airframe hours
- 1,038
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-540-K1GS, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- General Aviation
- Registered owner
- Martin Staff
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Unknown · October 9, 1986
- Departed
- TEB · Teterboro, NJ
- Airport
- POU · Dutchess Co., runway 15, 3,003 × 100 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 32
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Unknown
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 421 total · 13 in this make and model · 229 as pilot in command · 30 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 5 knots
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.