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FAA incident report · Piper PA-38-112 · Falmouth, MA · March 15, 1994

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Date
March 15, 1994 · 22:00 local
Place
Falmouth, MA
Airport
Falmouth Airpart Airport
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N6330A
Reported as
Piper PA38112
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,103 total800 in this make and model19 in the last 90 days
N6330ARegistration cancelled Feb 19, 2013 · Piper PA-38-112S/N 38-78A0385 · Built 1978Airframe modelPiper PA-38-112Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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What happened

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

Narrative: pilot stated that he rec'd a wx briefing from bdr fss indicating VFR conditions at taunton and at Falmouth although possible marginal VFR at Falmouth. Departed taunton approximately 21:30 local. Contacted otis tower 13 miles nw of airport at 2000' who advised him to notify them when he had the airport in sight. Pilot used pcl for runway lights. He descended to 600' due to fog and requested vectors to Falmouth. Otis advised airport was 1 1/2 miles at 1 o'clock. Landed straight in on runway 7, touching down about 1/3 down the runway. Brakes were applied with very little effect if any. Aircraft went off the end of the runway approximately 351'. Prop was bent, engine mount bent, nose gear pushed back. Slight bend in firewall and 2 minor dents in wing leading edge. Pilot stated there was no sign of tire marks on the runway. privacy data omitted No tire marks were seen on the runway during the investigation, however, tire marks approximately 1/2" to 3/4" deep were evident in the dirt beyond the pavement. privacy data omitted

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: PILOT STATED THAT HE REC'D A WX BRIEFING FROM BDR FSS INDICATING VFR CONDITIONS AT TAUNTON AND AT FALMOUTH ALTHOUGH POSSIBLE MARGINAL VFR AT FALMOUTH. DEPARTED TAUNTON APPROXIMATELY 21:30 LOCAL. CONTACTED OTIS TOWER 13 MILES NW OF AIRPORT AT 2000' WHO ADVISED HIM TO NOTIFY THEM WHEN HE HAD THE AIRPORT IN SIGHT. PILOT USED PCL FOR RUNWAY LIGHTS. HE DESCENDED TO 600' DUE TO FOG AND REQUESTED VECTORS TO FALMOUTH. OTIS ADVISED AIRPORT WAS 1 1/2 MILES AT 1 O'CLOCK. LANDED STRAIGHT IN ON RUNWAY 7, TOUCHING DOWN ABOUT 1/3 DOWN THE RUNWAY. BRAKES WERE APPLIED WITH VERY LITTLE EFFECT IF ANY. AIRCRAFT WENT OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY APPROXIMATELY 351'. PROP WAS BENT, ENGINE MOUNT BENT, NOSE GEAR PUSHED BACK. SLIGHT BEND IN FIREWALL AND 2 MINOR DENTS IN WING LEADING EDGE. PILOT STATED THERE WAS NO SIGN OF TIRE MARKS ON THE RUNWAY. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ NO TIRE MARKS WERE SEEN ON THE RUNWAY DURING THE INVESTIGATION, HOWEVER, TIRE MARKS APPROXIMATELY 1/2" TO 3/4" DEEP WERE EVIDENT IN THE DIRT BEYOND THE PAVEMENT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^