Piper PA-28-181 N17AV

Summary

On 21 July 2001 at about 18:15 local time, a Piper PA-28-181 registered N17AV was involved in an accident near Mattituck, 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

21 July 2001 at 18:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Mattituck, New York, United States

Nearest airport

Mattituck Airbase (21N)

Coordinates

40.9992, -72.5302

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-181

Registration

N17AV

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Bridgeport → Mattituck

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC01LA182

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to attain a proper touchdown point. A factor was the tailwind.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot followed another airplane into the airport, and landed about halfway down the 2,200-foot runway at a high rate of speed. The airplane then departed the end of the runway at 10-15 mph. The pilot stated that the windsock indicated winds varying from approximately 35-80 degrees off the runway heading, but that during the approach, the wind shifted to a tailwind. Recorded winds at an airport 10 nautical miles away also indicated a tailwind. According to the Pilot's Operating Handbook, at 2,500 pounds, with a full-stall touchdown and full flaps in a zero wind, the airplane should have required about 950 feet of runway. With a 5-knot tailwind, it should have required about 1,280 feet of runway.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.