Piper PA-28R-201 N6236C

Summary

On 19 May 2012 at about 19:00 local time, a Piper PA-28R-201 registered N6236C, operated by Aviation Equipment Company LLC, was involved in an accident near Kingston, 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

19 May 2012 at 19:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Kingston, New York, United States

Coordinates

41.9850, -73.9642

Aircraft

Piper PA-28R-201

Registration

N6236C

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Aviation Equipment Company LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Kingston → Kingston

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA12LA360

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate clearance from trees/foliage at an undetermined point during the flight.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

During a local flight, the pilot briefly observed a “dark mass” in his peripheral vision and felt the airplane shaking. He looked to the left and noted that the left wing was damaged. He then returned to the departure airport and landed uneventfully. All collected evidence supports the likelihood that the airplane struck trees or some other foliage during the flight. Green-colored deposits that were initially observed on the wing leading edge later turned brown; concave depressions, oriented perpendicular to the chord of the wing, were observed on the wing leading edge; and pieces of wood were recovered from within the wing. Examination of the airplane and photographs showed no evidence of an encounter with birds or other wildlife.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.