NTSB NYC92LA112 — 1992-06-13 · INDIAN HEAD, Maryland, United States

Current FAA registration · N7958Y

Make / Model: PIPER PA-30
Year of manufacture: 1966 · 26 years old at event
Engine: LYCOMING IO-320 SERIES (150 hp)
Seats / Engines: 6 seats · 2 engines
Last airworthiness date: 19660407
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S AACE1F

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N7958Y Piper PA-30 None

Probable cause & findings

THE PILOT IMPROPERLY COMPENSATED FOR THE WIND CONDITIONS AND LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE AFTER TOUCHDOWN WHICH RESULTED IN THE AIRPLANE DEPARTING THE RUNWAY. AN ADDITIONAL CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT WAS, THE DELAYED REMEDIAL ACTION ON THE PART OF THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR.

Factual narrative

THE PILOT HAD MADE A SIMULATED ENGINE OUT APPROACH AND LANDING. THE PILOT STATED THAT AS THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN ON RUNWAY 17 HE ENCOUNTER A RIGHT CROSSWIND AND HE ADDED POWER TO THE 'GOOD' [LEFT] ENGINE WHILE THE RIGHT ENGINE WAS STILL AT SIMULATED ZERO THRUST TO 'SOFTEN THE TOUCHDOWN.' AT TOUCHDOWN THE AIRPLANE VEERED TO THE RIGHT, DEPARTED THE RUNWAY AND STRUCK 3 PARKED AIRCRAFT. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1992_NYC92LA112.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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