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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32R-301T · Augusta, GA · April 5, 2010

Date
April 5, 2010 · 17:09 local
Place
Augusta, GA
Airport
Daniel Field
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N541VB
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA10CA230
Reported as
Piper PA-32R-301T
Reported engine
Lycoming TIO-540 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
360 total200 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft landed midway on runway 29. While approaching the end of the runway, pilot applied brakes aggressively inducing a skid to the right, and off the runway. The right wing came into contact with a fence causing the aircraft to pivot and thrusting the propeller into the fence. Aircraft sustained extensive damage to the right wing leading edge from tip to approx. 5 feet. Rear spar attach fitting broke causing separation between spar and fuselage. Propeller blades all came into contact with the fence bending each approx. 90 degrees aft.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT LANDED MIDWAY ON RUNWAY 29. WHILE APPROACHING THE END OF THE RUNWAY, PILOT APPLIED BRAKES AGGRESSIVELY INDUCING A SKID TO THE RIGHT, AND OFF THE RUNWAY. THE RIGHT WING CAME INTO CONTACT WITH A FENCE CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO PIVOT AND THRUSTING THE PROPELLER INTO THE FENCE. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE FROM TIP TO APPROX. 5 FEET. REAR SPAR ATTACH FITTING BROKE CAUSING SEPARATION BETWEEN SPAR AND FUSELAGE. PROPELLER BLADES ALL CAME INTO CONTACT WITH THE FENCE BENDING EACH APPROX. 90 DEGREES AFT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.