# Accident 19990314024679A: Piper PA46350P, Laurens, SC, March 14, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 14, 1999, 15:50 local time
- Place: Laurens, SC
- Airport: Laurens County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4994° N, 82.0204° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4994&lon=-82.0204&mi=10
- Aircraft: N345RP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N345RP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA 46-350P (registry code 7104620, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-46-350p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TIO-540 series (registry code 41569, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tio-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA46350P
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540*
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,627 total, 94 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL99LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL99LA052) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990314024679A

## Narrative

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

(.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.

## 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 ATL99LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL99LA052), Mar 14, 1999: Piper PA-46-350P (N345RP), Laurens, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's disregard for current wind conditions and his failure to maintain directional control during landing. Factors were the tailwind and wet runway surface.

## Other reports on N345RP (1)

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

- [Accident 20080422832149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080422832149A), Apr 22, 2008: Piper PA46350P (N345RP), Chapel Hill, NC, Substantial damage. (-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…

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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