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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA28181 · Ridgeland, SC · August 22, 1983

Date
August 22, 1983 · 16:50 local
Place
Ridgeland, SC
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2531U
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL83LA336
Reported as
Piper PA28181
Reported engine
Continental IO360A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
135 total17 in this make and model19 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Misjudged approach. Touched down halfway down the runway. Ran off end of runway into a deep ditch.

As the FAA filed it

MISJUDGED APPROACH. TOUCHED DOWN HALFWAY DOWN THE RUNWAY. RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY INTO A DEEP DITCH.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.