Piper PA-46-350P N9254X

Summary

On 23 February 1996 at about 20:10 local time, a Piper PA-46-350P registered N9254X was involved in an accident near Bedminster, New Jersey, United States. 2 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

23 February 1996 at 20:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Bedminster, New Jersey, United States

Nearest airport

Somerset (N52)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Piper PA-46-350P

Registration

N9254X

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Vero Beach → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

IMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC96LA065

1 person had minor injuries.

the pilot's failure to perform a go-around, and his misjudged distance during the landing resulting in the overrun and the subsequent collision with the trees during the aborted landing.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot had received radar vectors for a straight in approach to runway 08. About 700 feet above mean sea level, he broke out of the clouds, saw the airport, and then circled to land on runway 30, which was 2,733 feet long and 65 feet wide. The pilot reported that he landed long, and about 200 feet from the runway end, he realized he would not stop on the remaining runway, so he aborted the landing. He was unable to get airborne, the airplane overran the runway, and impacted trees. The pilot reported no mechanical malfunctions. He stated that the accident could have been prevented if he had turned base farther out from the runway.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.