# Accident 20110106000499A: Piper PA-28-235, Lancaster, SC, January 6, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 6, 2011, 12:50 local time
- Place: Lancaster, SC
- Airport: Lancaster County-Mc Whirter Fi
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7228° N, 80.8544° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7228&lon=-80.8544&mi=10
- Aircraft: N929TC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N929TC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-235 (registry code 7102810, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-235
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 636 total, 272 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA11CA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA109) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110106000499A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LANDED RIGHT OF CENTER LINE. AIRCRAFT STARTED TO DRIFT RIGHT. PILOT APPLIED RUDDER TO CORRECT. PILOT THEN APPLIED POWER TO MAKE A GO AROUND. WHEN POWER APPLIED, AIRCRAFT VEERED SHARPLY LEFT AND OF THE RUNWAY ABOUT MIDFIELD. AIRCRAFT HIT DITCH BESIDE RUNWAY AND LOST RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR AND NOSE GEAR.

## 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 ERA11CA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA109), Jan 6, 2011: Piper PA-28-235 (N929TC), Lancaster, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during an attempted go-around maneuver after landing.

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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