# Accident 19980508008589A: Piper PA30, Hendersonville, NC, May 8, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 8, 1998, 10:08 local time
- Place: Hendersonville, NC
- Airport: Hendersonville Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2596° N, 82.5494° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2596&lon=-82.5494&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7312Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7312Y-2001-07-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-30 (registry code 7103002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA30
- Reported engine: LYC IO320B1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,911 total, 25 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL98LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL98LA074) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980508008589A

## Narrative

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

LANDED LONG AND FAST. BEGAN GO AROUND AT END RUNWAY. HIT WIRES ON CLIMBOUT. FAILED RETRACT GEAR ON CLIMBOUT. (.4)THE PILOT REPORTED HE LANDED BEYOND THE FIRST THIRD OF THE 3,075 FOOT RUNWAY WHICH WAS NOTAMED. HE STATED THE BRAKES SEEMED INEFFECTIVE, AND A GO AROUND WAS INITIATED. THE PILOT STATED HE APPLIED FULL POWER, RAISED FLAPS, AND LIFTED OFF JUST BEFORE THE END OF THE RUNWAY. HE STATED HE THEN MADE A LEFT BANK TO AVOID TREES AHEAD.  DURING THE LEFT BANK, THE LEFT WING STRUCK A POWER LINE, TREES, AND THE GROUND. THE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE AIRPLANE'S LANDING GEAR WAS EXTENDED. IN THIS AIRPLANE, A NORMAL GO-AROUND IS ACCOMPLISHED BY ADDING FULL POWER, RAISING THE FLAPS, AND RAISING THE LANDING GEAR. THE PILOT HAD 24 HOURS OF FLIGHT TIME IN THIS AIRPLANE. THE INVESTIGATION ALSO REVEALED THE RIGHT BRAKE WAS IMPACT DAMAGED, AND THE LEFT BRAKE WAS INTACT AND SHOWED AMPLE PAD AVAILABLE. WHEN THE COCKPIT BRAKE PEDDLE WAS PUSHED, THE PAD OPERATED AT THE LEFT WHEEL. A WITNESS REPORTED HE HEARD TIRES SKIDDING SEVERAL TIMES. HE LOOKED OUT AND NOTICED AN AIRPLANE NEAR THE END OF THE RUNWAY.  HE HEARD THE ENGINE POWER INCREASE WITH APPROXIMATELY                                          500-600 FEET REMAINING, AND THE AIRPLANE ROTATED WITH 75 FEET REMAINING IN THE RUNWAY. AS TREES BEYOND THE RUNWAY WERE APPROACHED, THE PILOT TURNED LEFT, CLIPPED A WIRE WITH THE LEFT WING, THEN COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND.  THE WITNESS STATED THE LANDING GEAR REMAINED DOWN.  THE LANDING DISTANCE OVER A 50 FOOT OBSTACLE WITH THE ACCIDENT CONDITIONS IN 2040 FEET.  WITHOUT AN OBSTACLE, THE AIRPLANE CAN LAND IN 690 FEET.                                (-23) SEE NARRATIVE #ATL98LA074.

## 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 ATL98LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL98LA074), May 8, 1998: Piper PA-30 (N7312Y), Hendersonville, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to attain the proper touchdown point and improper go-around procedures resulting in collision with wires, trees, and the ground. Factors were the pilot's lack of familiarity with…

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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