# Incident 20180618008179I: Piper PA-32-300, Columbia, SC, June 18, 2018

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 18, 2018, 18:06 local time
- Place: Columbia, SC
- Airport: Columbia Metropolitan
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9389° N, 81.1194° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9389&lon=-81.1194&mi=10
- Aircraft: N41AL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N41AL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540-K1A5 (registry code 41663, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-k1a5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32-300
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540-K1A5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 230 total, 119 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA368](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA368) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180618008179I

## Narrative

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

DURING ROLL OUT ON RUNWAY 29 AT THE COLUMBIA METRO AIRPORT (CAE) THE AIRCRAFT PULLED HARD LEFT, PIC COULD NOT KEEP AIRCRAFT ON THE RUNWAY.

## 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 GAA18CA368](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA368), Jun 18, 2018: Piper PA 32-300 (N41AL), Columbia, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing.

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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