# Accident 20160629018379A: Piper PA-34-200, Winnsboro, SC, June 29, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 29, 2016, 12:30 local time
- Place: Winnsboro, SC
- Airport: Fairfield County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.3167° N, 81.1081° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3167&lon=-81.1081&mi=10
- Aircraft: N44311, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N44311-2019-02-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200 (registry code 7103405, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-34-200
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 6,475 total, 500 in this make and model, 125 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA16LA236](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA236) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160629018379A

## Narrative

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

DURING A MISSED APPROACH WHEN POWER WAS BROUGHT UP THE AIRCRAFT RIGHT WING DROPPED AND CONTACTED THE GRASS BETWEEN RUNWAY AND TAXI WAY.

## 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 ERA16LA236](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA236), Jun 29, 2016: Piper PA34 (N44311), Winnsboro, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain sufficient airspeed during a go-around, and the flight instructor's delayed remedial action, which resulted in the airplane exceeding its critical angle of attack and…

## Other reports on N44311 (1)

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

- [Accident 19751230041969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751230041969A), Dec 30, 1975: Piper PA34200 (N44311), Albuquerque, NM, Substantial damage. L brake failed on ramp. Hit parked fan jet falcon,reg n/r.

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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