# NTSB NYC95LA232: Piper PA-28-180, N2418R, Warwick, NY, September 24, 1995 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: September 24, 1995, 13:00 local (17:00 UTC) - Place: Warwick, NY - Coordinates: 41.249782, -74.349403 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2498&lon=-74.3494&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report May 9, 1996 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 39059 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC95LA232 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/39059/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA232 ## Probable cause The student pilot's misjudgement of distance and speed, and his failure to perform a go-around while there was still sufficient runway remaining. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Overrun, landing - roll - distance/speed - misjudged, pilot in command (cause) - go-around - not performed, pilot in command (cause) - On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll - object - tree(s) ## Analysis The student pilot was conducting a solo cross-country flight, during which he operated in and out of several airports. He arrived at Warwick Municipal, the fifth airport, and performed a landing on runway 3R. The pilot reported that during the landing roll, the brakes were ineffective, and he steered off the right side of the runway to stop. Postaccident examination by an FAA Inspector revealed skid marks that started about 2/3 of the way down the 2150 foot long, 35 foot wide runway and continued off the right side. The FAA Inspector's report stated, 'Pilot landed long...and could not stop. Shut engine down and swerved off to the right side of the runway, left wing struck tree.' Postaccident examination by a mechanic revealed no preimpact anomalies with the brake system. ## Factual narrative On September 24, 1995, about 1300 eastern daylight time, a Piper PA-28-180, N2418R, was substantially damaged when it impacted a tree during the landing roll, at the Warwick Municipal Airport, Warwick, New York. The student pilot was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the instructional cross country flight that departed Montgomery, New York. A visual flight rules flight plan was filed for the flight conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. During a telephone interview, the student pilot stated that this was the fifth airport he was operating at that day. He performed an approach and landing to runway 3R at Warwick. During the landing roll, the brakes were ineffective, and he tried to stop the airplane by steering off the right side of the runway. According to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Inspector, skid marks were observed approximately 2/3 down the 2150 foot long, 35 foot wide runway. The skid marks continued down and off the right side of the runway. The FAA Inspector's report stated, "Pilot landed long...and could not stop. [Pilot] shut engine down and swerved off to the right side of the runway, left wing struck tree." Postaccident examination by a mechanic revealed no preimpact anomalies with the brake system, and the airplane was then ferried to Middletown, New York. During the ferry flight, the brakes were functional. Additionally, the pilot reportedly had approximately 100 hours of total flight experience, of which 50 hours were solo. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N2418R](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2418R), registered now, S/N 28-5617, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-180 - Registry model: [Piper PA-28-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (registry code 7102808) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 28-5617 - Airframe hours: 4650 - Engines: LYCOMING O-360-A4A 180 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Operator: Theodore Leb - Registered owner: Michael Leb - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, February 16, 1995, 61 hours before - Departed: MGJ, MONTGOMERY, NY - Destination: N72 - Airport: N72, Warwick Municipal, runway 3R, 2,150 × 35 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; student; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 80 total ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 90° at 6 knots - Visibility: 40 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 61 °F, dew point 37 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: SWF, 14 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 19950924032089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950924032089A), Sep 24, 1995: Piper PA28180, Warwick, NY, Substantial damage. Landed long on solo cross country. Slid tires. Steered off runway to stop. Left wing hit a tree. 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. 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