NYC89LA001

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-22-150 · Mayville, NY · October 1, 1988

Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
October 1, 1988, 15:35 local (19:35 UTC)
Place
Mayville, NY
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N3112ZPiper PA-22-150
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed · report January 24, 1990
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19881001042649A
Case key
36316

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Sequence of events

NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.

In flight collision with objectGo-around (vfr)
Object - tree(s)Factor
Weather condition - crosswindFactor
Compensation for wind conditions - inadequatePilot in commandCause
Lack of total experiencePilot in commandCause
Go-around - delayedPilot in commandCause

Analysis

While on short final for landing, the flt encountered turbulence and began settling over trees located near the end of the runway. In the attempt to go around the plt allowed the acft to decelerate. The acft drifted 30 degrees right of the runway and crashed into trees aprx one-quarter miles right of the runway.

Aircraft

Registration
N3112Z
Reported as
Piper PA-22-150
Category
Airplane
Serial number
22-77051
Airframe hours
1,393
Engine
Lycoming O-320-B2B, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Personal · Part 91
Operator
John C.Hagman
Registered owner
John C Hackman
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
Last inspection
Annual · July 25, 1988 · 12 hours before
Departed
D79
Destination
D79
Airport
D79 · Dart, runway 24, 1,800 × 100 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
37
Certificate
Private
Airplane ratings
Single-engine land
Medical
Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
Seat
Left
Flight hours
90 total · 59 in this make and model · 48 as pilot in command · 16 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 30 days

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
Variable at 12 knots
Visibility
10 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
25,000 ft broken
Temperature
79 °F, dew point 61 °F
Altimeter
30.00 inHg
Observed at
JHW, 25 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.