PITTSTOWN, NJ, USA
N8787F
PIPER PA-28-151
AFTER ARRIVING FROM ALEXANDRIA, NJ WITH AN INSTRUCTOR PILOT, THE STUDENT MADE TWO PRACTICE LANDING AT THE PITTSTOWN AIRPORT WITHOUT INCIDENT. HOWEVER, ON A SUBSEQUENT SOLO FLIGHT, THE STUDENT PILOT LANDED LONG ON THE 2000 FT RUNWAY. HE STATED THAT HE RAN OFF THE RUNWAY, LOST CONTROL IN MUD, AND STRUCK A PARKED CESSNA 170. ALSO, HE REPORTED THAT THE SHORT RUNWAY, MUD AT THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, AND DOWNHILL SLOPE OF THE RUNWAY WERE FACTORS. THE PLANE RAN OFF THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY BEFORE HITTING THE CESSNA.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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