ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 364492
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| Date: | Saturday 21 September 1991 |
| Time: | 13:45 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-161 |
| Owner/operator: | Instrument Flying Club |
| Registration: | N43744 |
| MSN: | 28-7816-18 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3678 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-320-03G |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Hackettstown, NJ -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Morristown, NJ |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT WAS LANDING ON A 2200 FOOT LONG RUNWAY. HE SAID HE TOUCHED DOWN IN THE FIRST THIRD, THEN BECAME AIRBORNE AND FLOATED TO MID-FIELD AT WHICH POINT HE TOUCHED DOWN AGAIN, ON A SLIGHT DOWN SLOPE. HE WAS UNABLE TO STOP ON THE RUNWAY AND OVERRAN THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE WENT DOWN AN EMBANKMENT AND RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT HAD 135 TOTAL TIME WITH 2 HOURS IN THE PRECEDING 90 DAYS.
Probable Cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO ACHIEVE THE PROPER TOUCHDOWN SPOT AND EXCESSIVE AIRSPEED WHICH RESULTED IN AN OVERRUN. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAKE A GO-AROUND AFTER HE FAILED TO ACHIEVE HIS PROPER TOUCHDOWN SPOT, AND HIS LACK OF RECENT EXPERIENCE.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC91LA245
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 19-Mar-2024 15:39 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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