# Accident 20040929025729A: Piper PA28180, Charlotte, NC, September 29, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 29, 2004, 18:15 local time
- Place: Charlotte, NC
- Airport: Wilgrove Air Park Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2136° N, 80.6694° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2136&lon=-80.6694&mi=10
- Aircraft: N41985, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N41985) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (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 PA28180
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 162 total, 162 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL04CA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04CA196) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040929025729A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT ENTERED THE PATTERN FOR RUNWAY 35 AT 8A6. HE TOUCHED DOWN LONG AND FAST. HE APPLIED THE BRAKES, BEGAN SKIDDING AND DEPARTED THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY NEAR THE DEPARTURE END. AFTER DEPARTING THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY HE RAN INTO A GROVE OF TREES. THE LEFT WING AND THE PROPELLER SPINNER COLLIDED WITH TREES.

## 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 ATL04CA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04CA196), Sep 29, 2004: Piper PA-28-180 (N41985), Charlotte, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudgment of speed and distance resulting in an overrun and collision with trees.

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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