Piper PA-24-250 N7531P

Summary

On 17 August 2024 at about 19:49 local time, a Piper PA-24-250 registered N7531P was involved in an accident near Shirley, New York, United States. 4 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

17 August 2024 at 19:49

Classification

Accident

Location

Shirley, New York, United States

Nearest airport

Brookhaven (HWV)

Coordinates

40.8205, -72.8741

Aircraft

Piper PA-24-250

Registration

N7531P

Category

Airplane

Year built

1961

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Martha's Vineyard → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA24LA350

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s excessive speed during the final approach, which resulted in a collision with a fence during the subsequent aborted landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that the enroute portion of the cross-country flight was uneventful. He set up for an approach the 4,200-ft-long runway. He stated that he landed at the normal touchdown point, about 1,000 feet down the runway. When he applied wheel brakes, they did not respond enough to sufficiently slow the airplane. He then elected to abort the landing, but the airplane did not obtain enough lift and settled back toward the ground. The airplane contacted a perimeter fence and came to a stop in a grassy area. The pilot and the three passengers exited the airplane without injury and were met by first responders. An inspector with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reported that there was substantial damage to the airplane’s wings, fuselage, and empennage. When asked to provide additional information about the wheel brakes, the pilot reported that he did not have an opinion either way whether the brakes malfunctioned. The FAA reported that damage to the airframe precluded a functional check of the brake system. A review of Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast track data revealed that the airplane’s ground speed on final approach (about 625 feet from the runway) reached about 132 mph. The pilot’s operating handbook for the airplane specified an approach airspeed of 82 mph. Additionally, the weather conditions at the airport at the time of landing included 3-knot tailwind for the landing runway.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.