# Accident 20190126000379A: Piper PA-28-140, Williamsburg, VA, January 26, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 26, 2019, 17:30 local time
- Place: Williamsburg, VA
- Airport: Williamsburg Jamestown
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2392° N, 76.7161° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2392&lon=-76.7161&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6166W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6166W-2019-09-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-140
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 500 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA131) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190126000379A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS HIGH ON FINAL,  PILOT DECIDED TO DO A GO-AROUND. PILOT EXECUTED A GO-AROUND BUT DID NOT HAVE POWER. PILOT CONTINUED WITH A LONG LANDING AND WENT OFF THE RIGHT END OF 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 GAA19CA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA131), Jan 26, 2019: Piper PA28 (N6166W), Williamsburg, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's excessive brake application during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion and collision with a drainage culvert.

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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