Piper PA-24 N6121P

Summary

On 25 April 2022 at about 14:06 local time, a Piper PA-24 registered N6121P was involved in an accident near Honesdale, Pennsylvania, United States. One person was 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

25 April 2022 at 14:06

Classification

Accident

Location

Honesdale, Pennsylvania, United States

Nearest airport

Cherry Ridge Airport (N30)

Coordinates

41.5193, -75.2529

Aircraft

Piper PA-24

Registration

N6121P

Category

Airplane

Year built

1959

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Montgomery

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA22LA208

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance with the edge of the asphalt, which resulted in a runway excursion. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s distraction due to a goose.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The private pilot was executing a 180° turn at the approach end of the runway to begin takeoff when she saw a goose crossing the runway near her position. To avoid the goose she relaxed the turn, and the right main landing gear wheel rolled off the asphalt in an area with a 4-inch lip. The airplane then rolled down an embankment resulting in substantial damage to the right wing. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures of the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.