Piper PA-16 N5972H

Summary

On 9 September 1990 at about 16:00 local time, a Piper PA-16 registered N5972H, operated by Daniel L. Hickey, was involved in an accident near Red Hook, New York, United States. 2 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

9 September 1990 at 16:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Red Hook, New York, United States

Nearest airport

Sky Park (N46N)

Coordinates

41.9892, -73.8697

Aircraft

Piper PA-16

Registration

N5972H

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Daniel L. Hickey

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Orange → Red Hook

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC90LA217

Nobody was injured.

THE PILOT'S LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND DEPARTURE OFF THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY DURING THE LANDING ROLL, RESULTING IN A COLLISION WITH A TREE. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S LACK OF EXPEREINCE IN THE AIRCRAFT.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

A THREE POINT LANDING WAS BEING MADE ON RUNWAY 19. THE PILOT SAID, '...I HAD A LITTLE WEATHER VANE TO THE RIGHT, I CORRECTED TO THE LEFT BUT WITH A LITTLE TOO MUCH CAUSING ME TO LEAVE THE PAVEMENT ONTO THE GRASS.' AS HE TURNED LEFT TO AVOID STRIKING RUNWAY LIGHTS, THE LEFT WING TIP STRUCK A TREE AND THE AIRPLANE SPUN TO THE LEFT. THE PILOT FURTHER STATED, '...MORE TIME BY PIC WOULD HAVE PREVENTED ACCID [SIC] LOW TIME BY PIC.'

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.