NYC83LA152

1983-06-24 · MILLBROOK, New York, United States · Minor · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport 44N

Aircraft involved

N6438P Piper PA-24-250 Minor

Factual narrative

THE PLT REPORTED THAT ON FINAL APCH, THE ACFT BEGAN AN UNEXPECTED DESCENT BELOW THE INTENDED GLIDE PATH. REPORTEDLY, FULL POWER WAS APPLIED TO REDUCE THE DWSCENT, BUT THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN APRX 20 FT SHORT OF THE RWY ON AN UPGRADE. THE ACFT BOUNCED IN THE AIR, THEN THE LEFT WING STRUCK THE GROUND DURING THE NEXT TOUCHDOWN. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT SLID ALONG THE GROUND & WENT OVER ON ITS RIGHT WING. AFTER COMING TO REST, THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, ENG, BOTH WINGS, NOSE & THE UNDERCARRIAGE. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1983_NYC83LA152.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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