# Accident 19930506012439A: Rhnflu EXTRA300, Ridge Springs, SC, May 6, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 6, 1993, 08:30 local time
- Place: Ridge Springs, SC
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8408° N, 81.6599° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8408&lon=-81.6599&mi=10
- Aircraft: N694DM (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: RHNFLU EXTRA300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540B1B5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,966 total, 45 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL93LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93LA088) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930506012439A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LANDED ON SHORT WET GRASS RUNWAY. UNABLE TO STOP RAN OFF END INTO A TREE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL93LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93LA088), May 6, 1993: Extra 300 (N694DM), Ridge Springs, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO DETERMINE THE LANDING DISTANCE REQUIRED FOR A LANDING ON A WET SOD RUNWAY, WHICH RESULTED IN THE OVERRUN OF THE LANDING AREA AND THE COLLISION WITH A TREE

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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