Casualties unknown

Landing Misjudgment Results in Runway Overrun and Snow Bank Impact (N6760A)

Grt. Barrington, MA, US

On February 9, 2004, a Piper PA-23-250 (registration N6760A) was involved in an aviation accident near Grt. Barrington, MA. Investigators recorded the probable cause as: The pilot's misjudgment of the airplane's distance/speed and failure to obtain the proper touchdown point, which resulted in an overrun. A factor was the cross wind. This summary draws on records from the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) historical archive.

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During landing on runway 29, a pilot misjudged altitude and speed, touching down halfway down the 2,579-foot asphalt runway. The aircraft departed the runway end and struck a snow bank.

Incident Overview

The aircraft was landing on runway 29, a 2,579-foot-long asphalt runway. The pilot reported that he misjudged the airplane's altitude and speed, which led to a touchdown approximately halfway down the runway. The airplane continued past the end of the runway and struck a snow bank.

Pilot Account

In his statement, the pilot indicated that he misjudged both altitude and speed during the landing approach. This misjudgment resulted in a touchdown about midway along the runway. No further details regarding the approach or subsequent actions were provided by the pilot.

Weather Conditions

Weather observations from a nearby airport, located about 18 miles north-northeast of the accident site, recorded winds from 230 degrees at 10 knots with gusts to 17 knots. The wind direction was reported as variable between 200 and 260 degrees. No other weather data were available for the accident location.

Investigation report by the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) historical archive. Original record: https://carol.ntsb.gov/event/20040310X00310. This page is a structured re-presentation; facts and quotes are in the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), United States.