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| Date: | Wednesday 21 October 1998 |
| Time: | 15:20 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28R-201 |
| Owner/operator: | Million Air |
| Registration: | N31869 |
| MSN: | 28R-7837252 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 7387 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-360-C1C6 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Mattituck, NY -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Teterboro, NJ (KTEB) |
| (21N) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The commercial pilot was flying from the right seat, and the passenger, who was also a student pilot, was in the left seat. The commercial pilot attempted to land, but when he felt it could not be done safely, he decided to perform a go-around. The airplane drifted off the left side of the runway and collided with trees during the go-around. Winds were from the right, about 10 knots.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain the airplane's directional control during a go-around.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC99LA014
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Dec-2016 19:26 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency, ] |
| 04-Apr-2024 15:35 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report, ] |
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