Piper PA32 N4817S

Summary

On 10 August 2020 at about 17:00 local time, a Piper PA32 registered N4817S was involved in an accident near Montauk, New York, United States. 3 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

10 August 2020 at 17:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Montauk, New York, United States

Nearest airport

Montauk (MTP)

Coordinates

41.0756, -71.9219

Aircraft

Piper PA32

Registration

N4817S

Category

Airplane

Year built

1969

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

White Plains → Montauk

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA20CA282

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing and failure to maintain directional control, which resulted in a runway excursion and collision with trees.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot was attempting to land the airplane on the 75-ft-wide runway at the destination airport. He reported that during landing, the airplane bounced, and a gust of wind blew the airplane to the left side of the runway. He further stated he was having problems getting the airplane to settle back down on the runway and was afraid to advance the throttle due to being blown off the runway. The airplane subsequently struck trees off the side of the runway and both wings were substantially damaged. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures of the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The weather conditions reported at the airport about the time of the landing included a wind from 27 degrees left of the runway heading at a velocity of 6 knots, or a left crosswind component of 3 knots.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.