# NTSB NYC87LA203: Piper PA-28-160, N36509, Mattituck, NY, July 13, 1987

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: July 13, 1987, 12:30 local (16:30 UTC)
- Place: Mattituck, NY
- Coordinates: 41.000003, -72.529899 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0000&lon=-72.5299&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 31, 1989
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 30695
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC87LA203
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/30695/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA203

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Overrun, landing - roll
  - weather condition - haze/smoke (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - tailwind (contributing factor)
  - wrong runway - selected, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - proper touchdown point - not attained, pilot in command (cause)
  - go-around - not performed
- On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N36509-1992-05-18), registration cancelled 1992-05-18, S/N 287816643 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-160
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-161](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (registry code 7102803) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 287816643
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 75; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19870713034639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870713034639A), Jul 13, 1987: Piper PA28161, Mattituck, NY, Substantial damage. Landed downwind on last 500 feet of runway and ran off the end. Airplane nosed down in rough field.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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