- Date
- January 14, 1990, 14:15 local (19:15 UTC)
- Place
- Northampton, MA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8201WPiper PA-28-180
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 2, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19900114000589A
- Case key
- 36597
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Probable cause
Pilot's improper handling of the airplane, resulting in the loss of directional control. Contributing to the accident were gusty wind conditions and the pilot's lack of total experience.
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.
Analysis
The airplane departed Northampton for a local flight and after a practice of slow flight and one power-off stall, the flight returned to the airport. The wind was reported to be from 040 degrees at 10 knots with peak gusts to 15 knots. The pilot continued the approach and touched down on runway 32, but directional control was lost and the airplane skidded off the left side of the runway and collided with a stand of large brush.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8201W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-180
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-2330
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A3A, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Ronald C. Allen
- Airport
- 7B2 · Northhampton, runway 32, 3,500 × 50 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
- 52
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 141 total · 34 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 40° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 15,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- -0 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.