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FAA accident report · Piper PA-32-260 · New Shoreham, RI · June 19, 2016

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Date
June 19, 2016 · 15:00 local
Place
New Shoreham, RI
Phase of flight
Other, Specify
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N44255
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA16CA218
Reported as
Piper PA-32-260
Reported engine
Lycoming IO-540-E4B5
People aboard
6
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
450 total200 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days
N44255Registration cancelled Nov 1, 2017 · Piper PA-32-260S/N 32-7400048 · Built 1974Airframe modelPiper PA-32-260Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

The aircraft departed khvn airport with the pilot and five additional passengers. The flight was being operated CFR part 91 as a personal flight.

Upon arrival at kbid, the pilot entered a left downwind for runway 28 and proceeded to fly the pattern. He performed a flap 40 landing on runway 28 and touched down just past bravo, nearly 1800 feet down the 2500 foot runway. Once on the ground, he braked heavily leaving skid marks from the last 500 feet to the edge of the grass on the departure end. Both tires blew in the process.

With less than 20 feet runway remaining, he applied power and rotated, colliding 5 feet up the 8 foot perimeter fence 300 feet away from the runway. The aircraft pulled the fence down, causing the aircraft to sink and hit the guard rail across the road. It then impacted the ground, causing the wings to separate and catch fire. The main body continued another 10 feet and rolled to rest on its left side with the cabin door facing upward.

Everyone then evacuated the aircraft and were uninjured.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED KHVN AIRPORT WITH THE PILOT AND FIVE ADDITIONAL PASSENGERS. THE FLIGHT WAS BEING OPERATED CFR PART 91 AS A PERSONAL FLIGHT.

UPON ARRIVAL AT KBID, THE PILOT ENTERED A LEFT DOWNWIND FOR RUNWAY 28 AND PROCEEDED TO FLY THE PATTERN. HE PERFORMED A FLAP 40 LANDING ON RUNWAY 28 AND TOUCHED DOWN JUST PAST BRAVO, NEARLY 1800 FEET DOWN THE 2500 FOOT RUNWAY. ONCE ON THE GROUND, HE BRAKED HEAVILY LEAVING SKID MARKS FROM THE LAST 500 FEET TO THE EDGE OF THE GRASS ON THE DEPARTURE END. BOTH TIRES BLEW IN THE PROCESS.

WITH LESS THAN 20 FEET RUNWAY REMAINING, HE APPLIED POWER AND ROTATED, COLLIDING 5 FEET UP THE 8 FOOT PERIMETER FENCE 300 FEET AWAY FROM THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT PULLED THE FENCE DOWN, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO SINK AND HIT THE GUARD RAIL ACROSS THE ROAD. IT THEN IMPACTED THE GROUND, CAUSING THE WINGS TO SEPARATE AND CATCH FIRE. THE MAIN BODY CONTINUED ANOTHER 10 FEET AND ROLLED TO REST ON ITS LEFT SIDE WITH THE CABIN DOOR FACING UPWARD.

EVERYONE THEN EVACUATED THE AIRCRAFT AND WERE UNINJURED.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB ERA16CA218Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBlock Island, RIThe pilot's failure to attain the proper touchdown point and the airplane’s subsequent collision with obstacles during an attempted go-around.Jun 19, 2016 · Substantial damage