# NTSB NYC93LA107: Piper PA-32-300, N41572, Linden, NJ, June 5, 1993

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: June 5, 1993, 19:40 local (23:40 UTC)
- Place: Linden, NJ
- Location: 40.6174° N, 74.2446° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LINDEN (LDJ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6174&lon=-74.2446&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 19, 1993
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 37329
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC93LA107
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/37329/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93LA107

## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S MISJUDGEMENT OF SPEED AND DISTANCE WHICH RESULTED IN AN OVERRUN OF THE RUNWAY. A WET RUNWAY IS A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR.

## Sequence of events

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

- Overrun, landing
  - airport facilities,runway/landing area condition - wet (contributing factor)
  - airspeed - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
  - distance - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - high vegetation

## Analysis

THE PILOT HAD COMPLETED A VOR/DME APPROACH AND HAD SIGHTED THE AIRPORT AT CIRCLING MINIMUMS (620 FEET).  HE CONTINUED THE DESCENT AND TOUCHED HALFWAY DOWN THE 2494 FEET RUNWAY. THE RUNWAY WAS WET, THE PILOT COULD NOT STOP THE AIRPLANE ON THE RUNWAY PAVEMENT, AND OVERRAN THE RUNWAY INTO HIGH VEGETATION AND WOODS.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N41572 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32-300
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 32-7440099
- Airframe hours: 2996
- Engines: LYCOMING IO-540-KIAS 300 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: George Kelen
- Registered owner: George Kelen
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, February 25, 1993, 40 hours before
- Departed: POU, POUGHKEEPSIE, NY
- Flight plan: IFR
- Airport: LDJ, Linden, runway 14, 2,494 × 75 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 47; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 637 total, 150 in this make and model, 447 as pilot in command, 45 in the last 90 days, 19 in the last 30 days, 5 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Instrument (IMC), Dusk
- Wind: 90° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 2 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 400 ft overcast
- Temperature: 61 °F, dew point 61 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: EWR, 4 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19930605017709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930605017709A), Jun 5, 1993: Piper PA32300, Linden, NJ, Substantial damage. Broke out on approach high. Landed mid runway. Unable stop on wet runway overran. Failed to circle.

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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