Pilot Debrief

PIPER PA-28-161 near Columbia, KY — 2021-04-30

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Date
2021-04-30
Location
Columbia, KY, USA
Airport
I96
Aircraft
PIPER PA-28-161
Registration
N2136M
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
None
Fatalities
0

Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to obtain a proper touchdown point on the runway, which resulted in a runway excursion.

NTSB narrative

According to the pilot, he was landing to verify the fuel quantity in the airplane. Witnesses observed the pilot reject one landing and perform a go-around maneuver. On the second landing, he touched down about ¾ down the 2,600 ft runway and continued off the departure end into the grass and impacted a ditch, which resulted in substantial damage to the right wing and engine mounts. After the accident, the pilot stated that the runway was “a short runway, and [he] didn’t anticipate it.” Furthermore, he reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

NTSB coding

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Docket documents4

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