Piper PA28-140 N2318T

Summary

On 20 September 2008 at about 23:30 local time, a Piper PA28-140 registered N2318T, operated by Holland C. Filgo, Jr., was involved in an accident near Carrabassett, Maine, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

20 September 2008 at 23:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Carrabassett, Maine, United States

Nearest airport

Sugarloaf Regional Airport (B21)

Coordinates

45.0844, -70.2097

Aircraft

Piper PA28-140

Registration

N2318T

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Holland C. Filgo, Jr.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Nashua → Carrabassett

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

NYC08CA316

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the pilot, he completed a left base turn to final for landing on Runway 17. He reduced power, "attempted to flare," and the airplane landed "very" hard. He stated that the airplane "appeared to be porpoising" and bounced hard two more times before it slid to a halt. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical deficiencies with the airplane. He concluded, "My best guess is that my speed was too high and I was trying to land by instinct rather than watching the airspeed." The pilot reported that the winds were from 180 degrees at 4 knots.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.