- Date
- October 1, 2000, 16:05 local (20:05 UTC)
- Place
- Boone, NC
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N43055Piper PA-28-181
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 6, 2001
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 20001001039529A
- Case key
- 50402
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Probable cause
The pilot's misjudgment of speed and distance which resulted in an overrun of the runway. A contributing factor was the tailwind condition.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot landed long on the runway with a tailwind present. The pilot did not performing a go-around because of mountainous terrain on the departure end of the runway. After touchdown, the airplane traveled down an embankment and into a 7-foot deep ravine. The airplane sustained damage to the engine, propeller, firewall, and left wing spar. The pilot did not report a mechanical problem with the airplane at the time of the accident.
Factual narrative
On October 1, 2000, at 1605 eastern daylight time, a Piper PA-28-181, N43055, registered to and operated by the pilot, was substantially damaged when it collided with terrain and water during landing at Boone Airport in Boone, North Carolina. The private pilot was not injured, and the passenger received minor injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for the personal flight being conducted under Title 14 CFR Part 91. The flight originated from Moore County Airport in Pinehurst, North Carolina, at 1456.
According to the pilot, he landed long on runway 31 (2,100 ft. x 40 ft.) with a tailwind present. Rather than performing a go-around due to mountainous terrain off the end of the runway, he elected to land. After touchdown, the airplane traveled down an embankment and into a 7-foot deep ravine. The airplane sustained damage to the engine, propeller, firewall, and left wing spar.
The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N43055
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-181
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 288390066
- Airframe hours
- 5,000
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A4M, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Ronald W. Kirby
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 12, 1999 · 50 hours before
- Departed
- SOP · Pinehurst, NC
- Destination
- 5A3
- Airport
- 5A3 · Boone Airport, runway 31, 2,100 × 40 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 45
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 225 total · 13 in this make and model · 142 as pilot in command · 32 in the last 90 days · 15 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 90° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 63 °F, dew point 43 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- GEV, 18 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.