# Accident 20100405035539A: Piper PA-32R-301T, Augusta, GA, April 5, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 5, 2010, 17:09 local time
- Place: Augusta, GA
- Airport: Daniel Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4664° N, 82.0392° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4664&lon=-82.0392&mi=10
- Aircraft: N541VB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N541VB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-301T (registry code 7103220, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-301t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TIO-540 series (registry code 41569, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tio-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32R-301T
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TIO 540 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 360 total, 200 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA10CA230](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA230) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100405035539A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ERA10CA230](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA230), Apr 5, 2010: Piper PA-32R-301T (N541VB), Augusta, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadequate braking after touchdown, which resulted in a runway excursion.

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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