# Accident 20070907019229A: Piper PA28181, North Myrtle B, SC, September 7, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 2007, 15:00 local time
- Place: North Myrtle B, SC
- Airport: Grand Strand
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8117° N, 78.7239° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8117&lon=-78.7239&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3063Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3063Y-2008-02-19) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,160 total, 900 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC07CA218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07CA218) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070907019229A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PIC REPORTED THAT DURING HIS FINAL APPROACH TO LAND A WIND GUST CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO VEER TO THE LEFT TOWARDS A TREE LINE. HE APPLIED POWER AND ATTEMPTED TO RAISE THE FLAPS FOR A GO-AROUND. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO ROLL TO THE LEFT CAUSING THE LEFT WING TO DIP AND STRIKE THE INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY. THE WINDS WERE REPORTED 130 @ 10 GUSTS TO 15, RWY HDG WAS 05.

## 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 NYC07CA218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07CA218), Sep 7, 2007: Piper PA-28-181 (N3063Y), N Myrtle Beach, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during a go-around, which resulted in a collision with water. A factor in this accident was the crosswind conditions.

## Other reports on N3063Y (1)

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

- [Accident 19810429022339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810429022339A), Apr 29, 1981: Piper PA28181 (N3063Y), Ocala, FL, Substantial damage. After landing, and while taxiing to park, aircraft wing hit tree.

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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