Piper PA-32R-300 N5002F
2 July 1991 · Rhinebeck, New York, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 2 July 1991 at about 23:30 local time, a Piper PA-32R-300 registered N5002F, operated by Catskill Transportation, was involved in an accident near Rhinebeck, New York, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 23:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Rhinebeck, New York, United States
- Coordinates
- 41.9193, -73.9008
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-32R-300
- Registration
- N5002F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Catskill Transportation
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → Kingston
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC91LA167
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
THE PILOT DID NOT CALCULATED THE AIRPLANE'S PERFORMANCE DATA TO INSURE THAT HE HAD ENOUGH RUNWAY TO CLEAR AN OBSTACLE AT THE END OF THE FIELD, WHICH RESULTED IN THE AIRPLANE'S LANDING GEAR STRIKING HIGH HEDGES, SUBSEQUENTLY THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND IN A FIELD AND IMPACTED WITH A FENCE. A FACTOR RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S OVER CONFIDENCE IN THE AIRPLANE'S PERFORMANCE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
DURING TAKE OFF FROM A FARM FIELD THE AIRPLANE'S LANDING GEAR STRUCK THE TOP OF A HIGH HEDGE ABOUT 1800 FEET FROM THE INITIAL TAKE OFF POINT. THE PILOT CUT THE POWER AND ELECTED TO LAND IN AN ADJOINING FIELD. THE AIRPLANE SLID ON WET GRASS, HIT A FENCE WITH THE LEFT WING, HIT ANOTHER FENCE WITH THE RIGHT WING AND TURNED 180 DEGREES BEFORE COMING TO REST.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-32R accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Feb 1991 | Piper PA-32R-301 | Plant City, Florida, United States | B & R Foods | No injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1991 | Piper PA-32R-300 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | Quantico Marine Corps Flying | No injuries | - |
| 4 Nov 1991 | Piper PA-32R | Caldwell, New Jersey, United States | Vincent A Sabio | Serious injuries | - |
| 23 Jul 1991 | Piper PA-32R-300 | Boone, North Carolina, United States | Abshire, David L | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jan 1991 | Piper PA-32R-301 | Enid, Oklahoma, United States | Hamm & Phillips Service Co. | No injuries | - |
| 29 Oct 1991 | Piper PA-32R-301T | Darden, Tennessee, United States | Hanes, Roger E. | Fatal | 1 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jul 1991 | Maule M6-235 | Arcade, New York, United States | Haley, Lawrence E. | No injuries | - |
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