19990314024679A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA 46-350P · Laurens, SC · March 14, 1999

Date: March 14, 1999 · 15:50 local
Place: Laurens, SC
Airport: Laurens County Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N345RP
NTSB investigation: NTSBATL99LA052
Reported as: Piper PA46350P
Reported engine: Lycoming TIO540*
People aboard: 6
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,627 total94 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days

N345RPRegistered now · Piper PA 46-350PS/N 4622096 · Built 1990 Airframe modelPiper PA 46-350P Engine modelLycoming TIO-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(.4) According to the pilot, after the touchdown on runway 26, the pilot reported that the braking action did not appear to slow the landing roll speed and a tailwind was encountered on the roll out. The pilot then pulled back on the yoke, at which point the airplane climbed up slightly on the left side and impacted the ground. The airplane began to skid and continued off the left side of the wet runway. The pilot reported no mechanical problems with the airplane and a review of weather data from the nearest reporting facility disclosed that, the prevailing winds at the approximate time of the accident were 020 degrees at five knots with gusts to 19 knots. The pilot landed with a tailwind component. (-23)on March 14, 1999, at 1550 EST, N345PR, a Piper PA-46-350 ran off the left side of RW26 at laurins county airport, south carolina. The aircraft sustained subtantial damage. The pilot and six passengers were not injured.

As the FAA filed it

(.4) ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, AFTER THE TOUCHDOWN ON RUNWAY 26, THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE BRAKING ACTION DID NOT APPEAR TO SLOW THE LANDING ROLL SPEED AND A TAILWIND WAS ENCOUNTERED ON THE ROLL OUT. THE PILOT THEN PULLED BACK ON THE YOKE, AT WHICH POINT THE AIRPLANE CLIMBED UP SLIGHTLY ON THE LEFT SIDE AND IMPACTED THE GROUND. THE AIRPLANE BEGAN TO SKID AND CONTINUED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE WET RUNWAY. THE PILOT REPORTED NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE AIRPLANE AND A REVIEW OF WEATHER DATA FROM THE NEAREST REPORTING FACILITY DISCLOSED THAT, THE PREVAILING WINDS AT THE APPROXIMATE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WERE 020 DEGREES AT FIVE KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 19 KNOTS. THE PILOT LANDED WITH A TAILWIND COMPONENT. (-23)ON MARCH 14, 1999, AT 1550 EST, N345PR, A PIPER PA-46-350 RAN OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF RW26 AT LAURINS COUNTY AIRPORT, SOUTH CAROLINA. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT AND SIX PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB ATL99LA052Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLaurens, SCThe pilot's disregard for current wind conditions and his failure to maintain directional control during landing. Factors were the tailwind and wet runway surface.Mar 14, 1999 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N345RP · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 20080422832149ALevel Off Touchdown · Chapel Hill, NC(-23) While landing at Chapel Hill, NC (igx), pilot was landing when windy conditions caused porpoising. On second or third touchdown, the aircraft nose gear collapsed causing the propeller to strike the ground and the aircraft to veer off the runway.Apr 22, 2008 · Substantial damage