# NTSB NYC92LA101: Piper PA-28-140, N98276, Danville, NY, June 7, 1992

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: June 7, 1992, 15:05 local (19:05 UTC)
- Place: Danville, NY
- Coordinates: 42.560424, -77.690727 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5604&lon=-77.6907&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 26, 1993
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 37158
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC92LA101
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/37158/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92LA101

## 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

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

- In flight encounter with weather, cruise - normal
  - weather condition - thunderstorm
  - vfr flight into imc - attempted, pilot in command (cause)
- Loss of control - in flight, landing - aborted
  - proper touchdown point - not attained, pilot in command (cause)
  - aborted landing - attempted, pilot in command
  - airspeed - not attained, pilot in command
  - aircraft control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with object, landing - aborted
  - object - building(nonresidential)

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N98276-1993-12-20), registration cancelled 1993-12-20, S/N 2826142 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-140
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 28-26142
- Airframe hours: 4065
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 52; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19920607022159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920607022159A), Jun 7, 1992: Piper PA28140, Dansville, NY, Substantial damage. Trying to land in thunderstorm. Heavy rain. Windshear. Unable to stop. Tried to go around struck building and trees

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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