Pilot Debrief

PIPER PA28 near Hamburg, NY — 2016-08-11

Final reportGAA16CA427
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Date
2016-08-11
Location
Hamburg, NY, USA
Airport
4G2
Aircraft
PIPER PA28
Registration
N2259Q
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
None
Fatalities
0

Probable cause

The pilot's failure to perform a go-around, which resulted in a landing area overshoot, a runway overrun, a landing gear collapse, and a collision with a guard rail.

NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that about 7 nautical miles from the airport he mistook a road for the runway, which resulted in the airplane being above the normal approach path for landing. The pilot further reported that he reduced power to idle, applied full flaps, and entered a side slip, but the airplane did not touchdown until about ½ to ¾ down the runway. Subsequently, the airplane overran the runway, the landing gear collapsed, and the right wing impacted a guard rail on a road about 550 feet beyond the runway threshold. The right wing sustained substantial damage. The pilot did not report any mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

NTSB coding

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