# Accident 20050726024479A: Piper PA28181, Georgetown, DE, July 26, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 2005, 15:52 local time
- Place: Georgetown, DE
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6322° N, 75.3519° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6322&lon=-75.3519&mi=10
- Aircraft: N59RK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N59RK-2005-11-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360 series (registry code 41575, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 251 total, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD05FA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD05FA110) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050726024479A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AT APPROXIMATELY 1552 HOURS ON JULY 26, 2005, N59RK, OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMI^ WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON RUNWAY 33 AT JOSEPHS AIRPORT (DE49) A PRIVATE AIRPORT, WHEN IT COLLIDED WITH 1991 GMC JIMMY, WHICH WAS TRAVELLING EAST ON GOVERNOR STOCKLEY ROAD (RT. 432). THE LEFT WING OF THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE VEHICLE BELOW THE ROOF LINE, RUPTURING THE AIRCRAFT'S LEFT WING FUEL TANK, SPILLING FUEL ONTO THE VEHICLE, WHICH CAUGHT FIRE, KILLING ITS TWO OCCUPANTS, WHO WERE TRAPPED INSIDE. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON A 320-DEGREE HEADING APPROXIMATELY 110 FEET FROM THE INITIAL IMPACT POINT WITH THE VEHICLE. NO POST CRASH FIRE. THE BEGINNING OF RUNWAY 33 AT JOSEPHS AIRPORT (DE49) IS APPROXIMATELY 18 FEET FROM THE EDGE OF GOVERNOR STOCKLEY ROAD.

## 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 IAD05FA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD05FA110), Jul 26, 2005: Piper PA-28-181 (N59RK), Georgetown, DE, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudged distance/altitude while on final approach to land, which resulted in an in-flight collision with a vehicle. Factors associated with the accident are the pilot's improper use of…

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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