Trinidad TB-20 N84GT

Summary

On 2 September 2007 at about 22:10 local time, a Trinidad TB-20 registered N84GT, operated by Laurence M. Weiss, was involved in an accident near White Plains, New York, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

2 September 2007 at 22:10

Classification

Accident

Location

White Plains, New York, United States

Nearest airport

Westchester County Airport (KHPN)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Trinidad TB-20

Registration

N84GT

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Laurence M. Weiss

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

White Plains → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA07CA139

1 person had minor injuries.

The pilot's failure to obtain adequate airspeed for takeoff which resulted in a stall, runway overrun down an embankment, and collision with a fence. A factor in accident was the pilot not utilizing the full length of the runway for takeoff.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot stated to a New York State Police Officer that while attempting to takeoff from the runway his aircraft began to stall and therefore he tried to abort his takeoff; however, he was not able to fully abort and slid off the runway and impacted a fence before coming to a stop. Witnesses stated that they observed the airplane enter runway 29 at intersection H. Shortly after, the airplane was seen porpoising toward the end of the runway before it skidded off the end of the runway and down an embankment. Runway 29 is 4,451 x 150 foot long and intersection H is located about one third down the runway.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.