# Accident 20060201000889A: Piper PA31350, Burlington, NC, February 1, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 1, 2006, 09:40 local time
- Place: Burlington, NC
- Airport: Burlington Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0483° N, 79.4747° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0483&lon=-79.4747&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3581C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3581C-2006-06-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-350 (registry code 7103110, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31350
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,500 total, 6,500 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL06CA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL06CA040) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060201000889A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY. MAIN GEAR HIT FRONT EDGE OF RUNWAY CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT.

## 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 ATL06CA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL06CA040), Feb 1, 2006: Piper PA-31-350 (N3581C), Burlington, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudgment of altitude/distance which resulted in an undershoot of the runway and subsequent impact with the runway collapsing the main landing gear.

## Other reports on N3581C (2)

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

- [Incident 19960601021129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960601021129I), Jun 1, 1996: Piper PA31350 (N3581C), Columbus, OH, Minor damage. Narrative: the pilot reported that during an approach to osu (Columbus, Ohio) the landing gear was lowered and there was no green lights. The approach was…
- [Incident 19941207045519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941207045519I), Dec 7, 1994: Piper PA31350 (N3581C), Morristown, NJ, Minor damage. Struck two deer on takeoff roll. Aborted. Returned to ramp.

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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