Accident Details
A student pilot, flying solo after completing two practice landings with an instructor, experienced an accident at Pittstown Airport. The aircraft landed long on the 2,000-foot runway, departed the runway surface into mud, and collided with a parked Cessna 170. According to the student's report, the aircraft ran off the side of the runway before striking the parked airplane.
Pilot Account
The student pilot stated that the short runway length, mud adjacent to the runway, and a downhill slope on the runway were factors in the accident. The student had previously completed two practice landings without incident on the same runway earlier that day, following a flight from Alexandria, New Jersey.