NTSB NYC85LA170 — 1985-07-14 · PROVINCETOWN, Massachusetts, United States

Current FAA registration · N8210H

Make / Model: PIPER PA-32R-301
Year of manufacture: 1982 · 3 years old at event
Engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER (310 hp)
Seats / Engines: 7 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date: 19820427
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S AB36F2

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N8210H Piper PA-32R-301T None

Factual narrative

DURING ARRIVAL, THE ACFT WAS VECTORED FOR AN ILS RWY 7 APCH WHICH WAS MADE WITH A TAIL WIND. ON HIS 1ST ATTEMPT, THE PLT MADE A MISSED APCH & WAS VECTORED FOR ANOTHER ILS. AFTER MAKING A 2ND APCH, HE LANDED. THE PLT STATED THAT WHILE HE WAS LANDING, HE MISTOOK THE RWY END LIGHTS & LIGHTS ON THE LOCALIZER ANTENNA AS LIGHTS ON ADDITIONAL RWY. WHEN HE RECOGNIZED THAT THERE WAS INSUFFICIENT RWY REMAINING, IT WAS TO LATE TO GO AROUND. UNABLE TO STOP ON THE REMAINING RWY, THE ACFT CONTINUED OFF THE END & ONTO SOFT SANDY TERRAIN WHERE THE GEAR COLLAPSED. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1985_NYC85LA170.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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