# Accident 20200714004609A: Piper PA-22, Fuquay Varina, NC, July 14, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 2020, 10:00 local time
- Place: Fuquay Varina, NC
- Airport: Fuquay/Varina
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.5436° N, 78.7508° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5436&lon=-78.7508&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1520P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1520P-2021-01-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22 (registry code 7102202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-290 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 532 total, 139 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA20CA251](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20CA251) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200714004609A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ERA20CA251](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20CA251), Jul 14, 2020: Piper PA 22 (N1520P), Fuquay Varina, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to attain a proper approach speed, which resulted in an overrun of the wet grass runway.

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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