- Date
- June 7, 1992, 15:05 local (19:05 UTC)
- Place
- Danville, NY
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N98276Piper PA-28-140
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 26, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19920607022159A
- Case key
- 37158
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Probable cause
The decision by the pilot to land during a heavy rain shower, which resulted in a long landing, and his attempted takeoff with insufficient available runway and subsequent loss of airplane control.
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 pilot flew into a heavy rain shower while at cruise and decided to land. He made one unsuccessful VFR approach. On the second approach, he landed long on the runway, which was covered with water. He raised the flaps during the landing roll. He then decided that he would be unable to stop on the available runway, so he attempted to takeoff again. The airplane became airborne, but airplane control was not attained and a small building was struck by the left wing.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N98276
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-140
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-26142
- Airframe hours
- 4,065
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2A, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Jack B. Fuller
- Registered owner
- Jack B. Fuller
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 20, 1991 · 155 hours before
- Departed
- 4G6 · Hornell, NY
- Destination
- 3G7 · Williamson, NY
- Airport
- DSV · Danville Municipal, runway 18, 3,100 × 100 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--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 404 total · 357 in this make and model · 247 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Lowest ceiling
- 5,000 ft broken
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.