# Accident 20010609014779A: Piper PA28181, Bennettsville, SC, June 9, 2001 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: June 9, 2001, 13:00 local time - Place: Bennettsville, SC - Airport: Stantonsbbq - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 34.7339° N, 79.6664° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7339&lon=-79.6664&mi=10 - Aircraft: N3066G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3066G) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181 - Reported engine: LYC O360A4M - People aboard: 2 - Fatal injuries: 0 - NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA01LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01LA156) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010609014779A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (-23) AIRCRAFT LANDED LONG ON GRASS STRIP. AIRCRAFT EXITED RUNWAY AND STRUCK UTILITY POLE. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MAJOR DAMAGE. NO INJURY OR FIRE. PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER ON BOARD. (.19) ON JUNE 9, 2001, ABOUT 1300 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A PIPER PA-28-181, N3066G, REGISTERED TO AN INDIVIDUAL, OVER RAN THE RUNWAY AND COLLIDED WITH A TELEPHONE POLE AT BENNETTSVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA, WHILE ON A 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND A VISUAL FLIGHT RULES FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRPLANE RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE PRIVATE-RATED PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM WINSTON-SALEM, NORTH CAROLINA, THE SAME DAY, ABOUT 1215. THE PILOT STATED THAT WHILE LANDING AT THE 2,300-FOOT PRIVATE STRIP, HE TOUCHED DOWN ABOUT HALFWAY DOWN THE RUNWAY. HE WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE AIRPLANE BEFORE IT RAN OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY, CROSSED OVER A HIGHWAY, COLLIDED WITH A TELEPHONE POLE, AND CAME TO REST IN THE PARKING LOT OF A RESTAURANT. THE RIGHT WING OF THE AIRPLANE SEPARATED WHEN IT COLLIDED WITH THE TELEPHONE POLE. (.4) ON JUNE 9, 2001, ABOUT 1300 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A PIPER PA-28-181, N3066G, REGISTERED TO AN INDIVIDUAL, OVER RAN THE RUNWAY AND COLLIDED WITH A TELEPHONE POLE AT BENNETTSVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA, WHILE ON A 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND A VISUAL FLIGHT RULES FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRPLANE RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE PRIVATE-RATED PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM WINSTON-SALEM, NORTH CAROLINA, THE SAME DAY, ABOUT 1215. THE PILOT STATED HE APPROACHED THE 2,300-FOOT LONG RUNWAY 12 AT 66 KNOTS, USING 40 DEGREES OF FLAP. HE NOTICED THE AIRPLANE FLOATED FARTHER IN GROUND EFFECT THAN HE THOUGHT IT SHOULD, BUT HE THOUGHT THE LANDING WAS OKAY. BY THE TIME HE REALIZED HE DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH RUNWAY TO STOP, IT WAS TOO LATE TO ABORT. THE AIRPLANE WENT OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND CRASHED. WITNESSES STATED THEY OBSERVED THE PILOT MAKE ONE APPROACH TO RUNWAY 12 AND THEN PERFORM A GO-AROUND. ON THE SECOND APPROACH THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN MUCH FARTHER DOWN THE RUNWAY THAN IT SHOULD HAVE. THE AIRPLANE RAN OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY AT ABOUT 40-50 KNOTS, BOUNCED ON A HIGHWAY, AND THENCOLLIDED WITH A TELEPHONE POLE, WHERE THE RIGHT WING SEPARATED. THE AIRPLANE SKIDDED TO THE RIGHT ON THE FUSELAGE, AND CAME TO REST IN THE PARKING LOT OF A RESTAURANT. ## 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 MIA01LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01LA156), Jun 9, 2001: Piper PA-28-181 (N3066G), Bennettsville, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot failure to obtain the proper touchdown point on the runway resulting in the airplane landing long, over running the runway, colliding with a telephone pole separating the right wing, and… ## Other reports on N3066G (1) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 20000809020579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000809020579I), Aug 9, 2000: Piper PA28181 (N3066G), Louisville, KY. (-23)On August 9, 2000 during an approach to Bowman field (lou) a PA-28, N3066G lost power due to apparent fuel starvation (pilot statement). The pilot made an… 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. 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