- Date
- July 13, 1987, 12:30 local (16:30 UTC)
- Place
- Mattituck, NY
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N36509Piper PA-28-160
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 31, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870713034639A
- Case key
- 30695
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Drg arrival, the plt tried to contact UNICOM, but was unable. He said he circled the 2200 ft rwy, but was unable to see the windsock due to reduced visibility with haze. He elected to land on rwy 19. The acft touched down about 500' from the departure end. Due to trees at the departure end, the plt elected not to attempt a go-around; however, he was unable to stop on the remaining rwy. After departing the rwy, he received a head injury & could not remember what happened after touchdown. The plt rprtd the wind was from the northeast at 10 KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N36509
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-160
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 287816643
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-D3G, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Frank J. Demaria
- Registered owner
- George C. Ruotolo
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- Farmingdale, NY
- Airport
- 21N · Mattituck, runway 19, 2,200 × 130 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
- 75
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 10,000 total · 1,007 in this make and model · 23 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 50° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 4 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 3,000 ft unknown
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.