- Date
- June 10, 1987, 18:55 local (22:55 UTC)
- Place
- Middlesex, NY
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5060PPiper PA-24-180
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 16, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870610057569A
- Case key
- 30668
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot stated that a normal t/d was made at 75 mph abt 1/3RD of the way down the rwy. During rollout, the acft went through a dip and became airborne again. After touching down again, brakes were applied but the aircraft did not stop on the wet, freshly mowed grass. The acft ran off the end of the runway colliding with a tree stump.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5060P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-24-180
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 2466
- Airframe hours
- 1,689
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A1A, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Clark W. Rath
- Registered owner
- Wayne Enterprises
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 13, 1987
- Airport
- Middlesex, runway 17, 2,200 × ft, grass/turf
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
- 57
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 386 total · 184 in this make and model · 259 as pilot in command · 6 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 66 °F, dew point 39 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.