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FAA accident report · Piper PA-32R-300 · Blacksburg, VA · July 20, 2006

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Date
July 20, 2006 · 16:04 local
Place
Blacksburg, VA
Airport
Virginia Tech Airport
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N43945
Reported as
Piper PA32R300
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540K1G5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
55 in this make and model18 in the last 90 days
N43945Registration cancelled Nov 29, 2007 · Piper PA-32R-300S/N 32R-7780531 · Built 1977Airframe modelPiper PA-32R-300Engine modelLycoming IO-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) At approximately 3:50 pm, on July 27, 2006, a Piper PA-32R-300, N43945, departed runway 30 at VA Tech montgomery executive airport (bcb, in Blacksburg, Virginia (see attachments). During take-off, the aircraft developed engine problems. The pilot decided to do a hard left turn to set up for landing on the closed runway. The aircraft overflew the runway and crashed on overrun injuring the pilot and passenger.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AT APPROXIMATELY 3:50 PM, ON JULY 27, 2006, A PIPER PA-32R-300, N43945, DEPARTED RUNWAY 30 AT VA TECH MONTGOMERY EXECUTIVE AIRPORT (BCB, IN BLACKSBURG, VIRGINIA (SEE ATTACHMENTS). DURING TAKE-OFF, THE AIRCRAFT DEVELOPED ENGINE PROBLEMS. THE PILOT DECIDED TO DO A HARD LEFT TURN TO SET UP FOR LANDING ON THE CLOSED RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT OVERFLEW THE RUNWAY AND CRASHED ON OVERRUN INJURING THE PILOT AND PASSENGER.