Piper PA-23-250 N4760P

Summary

On 11 May 2011 at about 15:45 local time, a Piper PA-23-250 registered N4760P was involved in an accident near Clayton, New York, United States. One person was 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

11 May 2011 at 15:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Clayton, New York, United States

Nearest airport

Ritchie Airfield (28NK)

Coordinates

44.1869, -76.0764

Aircraft

Piper PA-23-250

Registration

N4760P

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Brookhaven → Clayton

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA11CA294

1 person had minor injuries.

The pilot's failure to obtain a proper touchdown point while landing with a gusting tailwind.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the pilot, the airplane was about to touch down when a gust of wind caused the left wing to drop toward the ground. The wing impacted the ground and skidded on the turf runway. Subsequently, the airplane came to rest and was engulfed in flames, which resulted in substantial damage. The airplane landed approximately 150 feet prior to the turf runway’s threshold. The wind, recorded at an airport 12 miles to the south about the time of the accident, was from 030 degrees at 10 knots with gusts to 19 knots. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions of the airplane at the time of the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.