Piper PA32-300 N1351H
5 September 2004 · Montauk, New York, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 5 September 2004 at about 19:15 local time, a Piper PA32-300 registered N1351H, operated by Mark R. Gosden, was involved in an accident near Montauk, New York, United States. 5 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.
The record
- Date
- at 19:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Montauk, New York, United States
- Nearest airport
- Montauk (MTP)
- Coordinates
- 41.0767, -71.9203
- Aircraft
- Piper PA32-300
- Registration
- N1351H
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Mark R. Gosden
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Danbury → Montaulk
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC04CA205
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain altitude\clearance while landing. A factor in this accident was the gusty wind conditions.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The airplane was on final approach to runway 6, a 3,258-foot-long, 85-foot-wide, asphalt runway. The pilot reported that the airplane encountered wind shear and it's left wing struck trees. The airplane landed hard, and the nose and right main landing gear collapsed. Winds reported at the airport, about the time of the accident, were from 110 degrees at 11 knots, with 18 knot gusts.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA32 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Dec 2005 | Piper PA32-300 | Maiden, North Carolina, United States | David E. Looper | No injuries | - |
| 28 Apr 2005 | Piper PA32-301 | Brooksville, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 May 2003 | Piper PA32-260 | Huntington, West Virginia, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 16 Aug 2002 | Piper PA32-300 | Chatham, Massachusetts, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 Oct 2006 | Piper PA32-301XTC | San Marcos, Texas, United States | Donald L Curry | No injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 2006 | Piper PA32-301 | Key West, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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