Piper PA28 N2259Q

Summary

On 11 August 2016 at about 00:15 local time, a Piper PA28 registered N2259Q, operated by Western New York Flying Club Inc, was involved in an accident near Hamburg, New York, United States. 3 people were 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

11 August 2016 at 00:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Hamburg, New York, United States

Nearest airport

Hamburg Inc (4G2)

Coordinates

42.6967, -78.9153

Aircraft

Piper PA28

Registration

N2259Q

Category

Airplane

Year built

1977

Engines

1

Operator

Western New York Flying Club Inc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Lancaster → Hamburg

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA16CA427

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to perform a go-around, which resulted in a landing area overshoot, a runway overrun, a landing gear collapse, and a collision with a guard rail.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that about 7 nautical miles from the airport he mistook a road for the runway, which resulted in the airplane being above the normal approach path for landing. The pilot further reported that he reduced power to idle, applied full flaps, and entered a side slip, but the airplane did not touchdown until about ½ to ¾ down the runway. Subsequently, the airplane overran the runway, the landing gear collapsed, and the right wing impacted a guard rail on a road about 550 feet beyond the runway threshold. The right wing sustained substantial damage. The pilot did not report any mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.