Piper PA-28-181 N284HP

Summary

On 31 July 2007 at about 15:45 local time, a Piper PA-28-181 registered N284HP was involved in an accident near Montauk, 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.

Date

31 July 2007 at 15:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Montauk, New York, United States

Nearest airport

Montauk Airport (MTK)

Coordinates

41.0764, -71.9206

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-181

Registration

N284HP

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Beverly → Montauk

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC07CA179

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's delayed decision to abort the landing, which resulted in an impact with a tree.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

Following an uneventful flight, the pilot approached the destination airport. While turning on to the final leg of the traffic pattern, the pilot saw an airplane pulling out from the apron and onto the runway. The pilot elected to make a 360-degree right turn in order to provide additional space between himself and the other airplane. He then continued the approach, but "came in too high and therefore floated too far along the runway." After touching down once, the airplane "ballooned," then contacted the runway again "hard." With insufficient runway remaining, the pilot decided to go-around. As the airplane accelerated, the pilot turned the airplane to the left to avoid striking the trees ahead of him; however, the left main landing gear struck one of the trees, and the airplane subsequently impacted the ground.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.