# Accident 20211105018959A: Piper PA-30, Rockhill, SC, November 5, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 5, 2021, 19:26 local time
- Place: Rockhill, SC
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9228° N, 81.0496° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9228&lon=-81.0496&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8924Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8924Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-30 (registry code 7103002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-30
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 3 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA22FA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22FA047) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211105018959A

## Narrative

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

THE LAST POINT OF DEPARTURE WAS LGC AND THE DESTINATION WAS 55SC, A PVT AIRFILED 5NM SOUTH OF ROCKHILL, SC. UPON ARRIVAL THE PILOT CONTACTED A MECHANIC VIA CELL PHONE WHILE STILL IN FLIGHT. HE STATED THAT HE WAS HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE LANDING GEAR. THE PILOT OPERATED IN THE LOCAL AREA OF 55SC FOR A PERIOD OF TIME AND THE MECHANIC ATTEMPTED TO EXPLAIN HOW TO DO A MANUAL GEAR EXTENSION. THE PILOT MADE A STATEMENT THAT I NEED TO ADD POWER AND THEN THE CALL WAS LOST.

## 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 ERA22FA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22FA047), Nov 5, 2021: Piper PA30 (N8924Y), Rock Hill, SC, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack while troubleshooting a landing gear indication, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall at low altitude.

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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