# Accident 20201124018239A: Piper PA-32-260, Piedmont, SC, November 24, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 24, 2020, 15:13 local time
- Place: Piedmont, SC
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7421° N, 82.3835° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7421&lon=-82.3835&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5566J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5566J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32-260
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-540
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 190 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA21LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA054) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201124018239A

## Narrative

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

AFTER PERFORMING TOUCH AND GOES IN THE PATTERN AT GYH THE AIRCRAFT WAS DEPARTING THE AREA AND  RETURNING TO LQK. THE PILOT REPORTED ENGINE PROBLEMS AND WAS RETUNING TO GYH. THE ENGINE QUIT AND WHILE ATTEMPTING TO RESTART THE ENGINE THE AIRCRAFT'S LEFT WING STRUCK AN EXHAUST STACK ABOUT 40 FEET FROM THE GROUND ABOUT 2 MILES FROM THE AIRPORT.

## 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 ERA21LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA054), Nov 24, 2020: Piper PA32 (N5566J), Greenville, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power due to the pilot’s delayed application of carburetor heat, which resulted in carburetor icing.

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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