Piper PA-32-300 N4371X
10 July 1982 · Westminster, Maryland, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 10 July 1982 at about 13:06 local time, a Piper PA-32-300 registered N4371X, operated by A. Grah Schneider, was involved in an accident near Westminster, Maryland, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:06
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Westminster, Maryland, United States
- Nearest airport
- Clearview Airpark (2W2)
- Coordinates
- 39.5706, -77.0002
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-32-300
- Registration
- N4371X
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- A. Grah Schneider
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Somerset → Orange County
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL82DA193
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
WHILE ON A CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT, THE PILOT ELECTED TO MAKE AN UNSCHEDULED STOP AT A UNFAMILIAR AIRPORT TO CHECK THE EN ROUTE WEATHER. HE CIRCLED THE AIRPORT AND THOUGHT THE WIND INDICATED FAVORED RUNWAY 31, BUT LATER, HE FOUND THAT THE WIND WAS CALM. NO RESPONSE WAS RECEIVED WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT THE AIRPORT UNICOM. RUNWAY 31 SLOPED DOWNHILL AND HAD A 280 FT DISPLACED THRESHOLD. THE PILOT WAS UNAWARE THAT ONLY 1550 FT OF RUNWAY WAS AVAILABLE SINCE HIS SECTIONAL CHART INDICATED THAT IT WAS 1800 FT LONG. ALSO, HE WAS UNAWARE THAT MOST PILOTS USED RUNWAY 13 WHEN POSSIBLE TO AVOID THE DOWNSLOPE ON RUNWAY 31. DURING THE LANDING, HE TOUCHED DOWN NEAR MIDFIELD. HE RECOGNIZED THEN THAT THERE MIGHT NOT HAVE BEEN SUFFICIENT RUNWAY TO STOP, BUT RAISED THE FLAPS AND BRAKED HARD, RATHER THEN GO AROUND, BECAUSE OF TREES BEYOND THE END OF THE RUNWAY. DESPITE HEAVY BRAKING, THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND COLLIDED WITH A DITCH.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Jun 1982 | Piper PA-32-300 | Glacier Bay, Alaska, United States | Layton A. Bennet | No injuries | - |
| 26 Aug 1982 | Piper PA-32 | Near Dillingham, Alaska, United States | Peter Reichard | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jan 1982 | Piper PA-32 | Tuntutuliak, Alaska, United States | Dennis L Gunder | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jun 1982 | Piper PA-32 | Houston, Texas, United States | Southern Avia. INS. Co. | Fatal | 1 |
| 17 Jun 1982 | Piper PA-32-300 | Near Ekwok, Alaska, United States | Armstrong Air Service | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 1982 | Piper PA-32-300 | McKinley Nat'l., Alaska, United States | Denali Flying Service | Minor injuries | - |
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