# NTSB ATL01LA002: Piper PA-28-181, N43055, Boone, NC, October 1, 2000 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: October 1, 2000, 16:05 local (20:05 UTC) - Place: Boone, NC - Coordinates: 36.200344, -81.659553 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2003&lon=-81.6596&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report April 6, 2001 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 50402 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL01LA002 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/50402/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL01LA002 ## 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 In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Overrun, landing - flare/touchdown - proper touchdown point - not obtained, pilot in command (cause) - in-flight planning/decision - inadequate, pilot in command (cause) - weather condition - tailwind (contributing factor) - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll - terrain condition - ravine (contributing factor) - go-around - delayed, pilot in command (cause) ## 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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N43055), registered now, S/N 28-8390066, built 1983 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Piper PA-28-181 - Registry model: [Piper PA-28-181](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (registry code 7102807) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-360-A1D](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-360-a1d) (registry code 41504, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 288390066 - Airframe hours: 5000 - Engines: 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 ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 45; 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 (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20001001039529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001001039529A), Oct 1, 2000: Piper PA28181, Boone, NC, No damage. (-23) On October 1, 2000, about 1605 EDT, a Piper PA-28-181, N43055, registered to and operated by the pilot, crashed while attmepting to land at watauga… From the NTSB's public API. 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