# Accident 19991204043869A: Piper PA28140, Pelzer, SC, December 4, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 4, 1999, 11:30 local time
- Place: Pelzer, SC
- Airport: Sky Valley Airpark Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6404° N, 82.4603° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6404&lon=-82.4603&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3848K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3848K-2000-07-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 125 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA00LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA040) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991204043869A

## Narrative

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

(.4)STATEMENTS BY BOTH THE STUDENT PILOT AND A PRIVATE PILOT-RA TED PASSENGER REVEAL THAT, ALTHOUGH THE AIRSTRIP'S WIND SOCK INDICATED LIGHT SURFACE WINDS, ON FINAL APPROACH, THE AIRPLANE'S GROUND SPEED APPEARED EXCESSIVE AND ON LANDING FLARE, THE AIRPLANE FLOATED OR 'BALLOONED' FOR AN EXCESSIVE DISTANCE. THE STUDENT PILOT PERFORMED A GO-AROUND, AND COLLIDED WITH TREES AND A UTILITY POLE. THE STUDENT PILOT STATED HE EXPERIENCED NO MECHANICAL DIFFICULTIES WITH THE AIRPLANE. FEDERAL AIR REGULATIONS PART 61.89, PARAGRAPH (A), STATES THAT , 'A STUDENT PILOT MAY NOT ACT AS PILOT IN COMMAND OF AN AIRCRAFT THAT IS CARRYING A PASSENGER.' (-23) STUDENT PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND AT SC32.  THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN TWICE BUT BOUNCED BACK INTO THE AIR.  THE STUDENT PILOT ATTEMPTED A GO0AROUND.  THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A TREE AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND A UTILITY POLE BEFORE COMING TO REST.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MAJOR DAMAGE.  NO POST CRASH FIRE.  THE PILOTS SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES.

## 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 MIA00LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA040), Dec 4, 1999: Piper PA-28-140 (N3848K), Pelzer, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to recognize and compensate for changing wind conditions while on final approach and landing and his failure to initiate a timely go-around, resulting in collision 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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