20200714004609A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-22 · Fuquay Varina, NC · July 14, 2020

Date
July 14, 2020 · 10:00 local
Place
Fuquay Varina, NC
Airport
Fuquay/Varina
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1520P
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA20CA251
Reported as
Piper PA-22
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-290 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
532 total139 in this make and model4 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

The pilot landed long and fast. Dew on the grass was a contributing factor affecting braking. The right wing struck a tree off of the runway causing substantial damage to the right wing spar and bent tail landing gear.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT LANDED LONG AND FAST. DEW ON THE GRASS WAS A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR AFFECTING BRAKING. THE RIGHT WING STRUCK A TREE OFF OF THE RUNWAY CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING SPAR AND BENT TAIL LANDING GEAR.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.