- Date
- August 21, 1988, 17:38 local (21:38 UTC)
- Place
- Readington, NJ
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9072PPiper PA-24-260
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 24, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880821034609A
- Case key
- 36219
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
While attempting a go-around from a rejected landing in x-wind conditions the plt who had no landings in the last 90 days failed to initiate the go-around with sufficient time/distance to clear trees off the end of the rnwy. The acft struck the trees and was destroyed.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9072P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-24-260
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 24-4541
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-540-D, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Metro Flying Club
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- TEB · Teterboro, NJ
- Destination
- N51
- Airport
- N51 · Readington, runway 4, 3,735 × 183 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
- 57
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 279 total · 17 in this make and model · 123 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 340° at 10 knots, gusting 15
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 5,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point 52 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- TTN, 20 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N9072P · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.