# Accident 20171001016599A: Piper PA-32R-301T, Block Island, RI, October 1, 2017 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: October 1, 2017, 13:00 local time - Place: Block Island, RI - Airport: Block Island State - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 41.1675° N, 71.5850° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1675&lon=-71.5850&mi=10 - Aircraft: N1054S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1054S-2020-05-01) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Piper PA-32R-301T (registry code 7103220, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-301t) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Lycoming TIO-540-AH1A (registry code 42003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tio-540-ah1a) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32R-301T - Reported engine: LYCOMING TIO-540-AH1A - People aboard: 2 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Other injuries: 2 - Pilot certificates: Private pilot - Pilot flight hours: 186 total, 33 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA021) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171001016599A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. 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. ## 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 GAA18CA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA021), Oct 1, 2017: Piper PA32R (N1054S), Block Island, RI, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's use of an incorrect airspeed during landing, which resulted in a runway overrun. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.