20170527004909A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Gilbert, SC · May 27, 2017

Date: May 27, 2017 · 09:00 local
Place: Gilbert, SC
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N5544J
NTSB investigation: NTSBGAA17CA322
Reported as: Piper PA-28-140
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,045 total5 in this make and model8 in the last 90 days

N5544JRegistration cancelled Aug 25, 2018 · Piper PA-28-140S/N 28-22075 · Built 1966 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Pilot was on a local flight and while on descent to landing, pilot was attempting to land on the numbers when the nose gear of aircraft made contact with ground prior to making it to the runway.

6-12-17: Contacted NTSB and informed them of the correct date and location. -23 is correct, NTSB is not correct.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WAS ON A LOCAL FLIGHT AND WHILE ON DESCENT TO LANDING, PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON THE NUMBERS WHEN THE NOSE GEAR OF AIRCRAFT MADE CONTACT WITH GROUND PRIOR TO MAKING IT TO THE RUNWAY.

6-12-17: CONTACTED NTSB AND INFORMED THEM OF THE CORRECT DATE AND LOCATION. -23 IS CORRECT, NTSB IS NOT CORRECT.

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 GAA17CA322Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportGilbert, SCThe pilot's improper glidepath in variable wind conditions, which resulted in the airplane impacting terrain short of the runway threshold.May 27, 2017 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N5544J · 1

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

Accident 19920824032929AGo Round (Aborted VFR) · Marseiller, ILEngine sputtered on takeoff. Settled to runway tried go around. Ran off end runway into tall grass.Aug 24, 1992 · Substantial damage