What happened
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On October 1, 2017, about 1300 eastern daylight time, a Piper PA-32R-301T, N1054S, owned by ^richard faherty^ and operated by ^thomas pepe,^ sustained substantial damage upon impact with the ground following contact with fence while attempting a go-around for runway 28 at Block Island airport (bid), shoreham, rhode Island. The pilot and passenger sustained minor injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for personal flight, which was operated under the provisions of title 14 code of federal regulations part 91.
The accident pilot provided a written statement and wrote, in part: " I was on final approach at 105KTS. After touch down less than 200 feet after the numbers on runway 28, I didn't think I would be able to stop before the end of the runway, so I exacuted a go around"
A witness to the accident provided a statement to the investigative personell and stated, in part, "as I was standing on the ramp I saw the accident aircraft on final, and stated to the person I was with, that the aircraft was going way too fast and should go around." The witness then saw the aircraft strike the fence at the end of the runway and crash into a field on the other side of the road.
Personnel information:
The pilot holds a private pilot certificate. His third class medical certificate is dated June 11, 2016 and has a limitation "must have available glasses for near vision".
Aircraft information:
The aircraft is a 2007 model PA-32R0301T Piper saratoga, serial number 3257448, with a total of 2217.9 airframe hours at the time of the accident. The aircraft was equipped with a Lycoming TIO-540-AH1A engine.
Weather information:
At the time of the accident, the kbid weather observation reported the following weather conditions: wind 330 degrees at 8 knots; sky clear;
Wreckage and impact information:
Aircraft struck fence at the end of the runway afterwards, struck a guardrail, causing the aircraft to impact the ground. The right wing separated from fuselage and the left suffered major damage as well. The aircraft settled in grass area approximately 250 feet from the approach end of runway 10, where the aircraft came to rest laying on the right hand side of the fuselage. Pilot and passenger exited the aircraft and transported to local hospital where they were treated for minor injures and later released.
As the FAA filed it
ON OCTOBER 1, 2017, ABOUT 1300 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A PIPER PA-32R-301T, N1054S, OWNED BY ^RICHARD FAHERTY^ AND OPERATED BY ^THOMAS PEPE,^ SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE UPON IMPACT WITH THE GROUND FOLLOWING CONTACT WITH FENCE WHILE ATTEMPTING A GO-AROUND FOR RUNWAY 28 AT BLOCK ISLAND AIRPORT (BID), SHOREHAM, RHODE ISLAND. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR PERSONAL FLIGHT, WHICH WAS OPERATED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91.
THE ACCIDENT PILOT PROVIDED A WRITTEN STATEMENT AND WROTE, IN PART: " I WAS ON FINAL APPROACH AT 105KTS. AFTER TOUCH DOWN LESS THAN 200 FEET AFTER THE NUMBERS ON RUNWAY 28, I DIDN'T THINK I WOULD BE ABLE TO STOP BEFORE THE END OF THE RUNWAY, SO I EXACUTED A GO AROUND"
A WITNESS TO THE ACCIDENT PROVIDED A STATEMENT TO THE INVESTIGATIVE PERSONELL AND STATED, IN PART, "AS I WAS STANDING ON THE RAMP I SAW THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT ON FINAL, AND STATED TO THE PERSON I WAS WITH, THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS GOING WAY TOO FAST AND SHOULD GO AROUND." THE WITNESS THEN SAW THE AIRCRAFT STRIKE THE FENCE AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND CRASH INTO A FIELD ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ROAD.
PERSONNEL INFORMATION:
THE PILOT HOLDS A PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE. HIS THIRD CLASS MEDICAL CERTIFICATE IS DATED JUNE 11, 2016 AND HAS A LIMITATION "MUST HAVE AVAILABLE GLASSES FOR NEAR VISION".
AIRCRAFT INFORMATION:
THE AIRCRAFT IS A 2007 MODEL PA-32R0301T PIPER SARATOGA, SERIAL NUMBER 3257448, WITH A TOTAL OF 2217.9 AIRFRAME HOURS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS EQUIPPED WITH A LYCOMING TIO-540-AH1A ENGINE.
WEATHER INFORMATION:
AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, THE KBID WEATHER OBSERVATION REPORTED THE FOLLOWING WEATHER CONDITIONS: WIND 330 DEGREES AT 8 KNOTS; SKY CLEAR;
WRECKAGE AND IMPACT INFORMATION:
AIRCRAFT STRUCK FENCE AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY AFTERWARDS, STRUCK A GUARDRAIL, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO IMPACT THE GROUND. THE RIGHT WING SEPARATED FROM FUSELAGE AND THE LEFT SUFFERED MAJOR DAMAGE AS WELL. THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED IN GRASS AREA APPROXIMATELY 250 FEET FROM THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 10, WHERE THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST LAYING ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THE FUSELAGE. PILOT AND PASSENGER EXITED THE AIRCRAFT AND TRANSPORTED TO LOCAL HOSPITAL WHERE THEY WERE TREATED FOR MINOR INJURES AND LATER RELEASED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.