- Date
- February 14, 1982, 09:30 local (14:30 UTC)
- Place
- Ridgeland, SC
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2552UPiper PA-28-161
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dawn
- Status
- Completed · report February 14, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820214000709A
- Case key
- 72388
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
On this page
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Overrun
Airspeed - misjudgedCause
Distance - misjudgedCause
Go-around - not performedCause
Nose over
Terrain condition - downhillFactor
Analysis
After touching down on the first 1/3RD of the 3100 foot runway the pilot stated that he lost his brakes. The aircraft went off the departure end of the runway down a 25 foot embankment and turned over. Examination of the wheel brake system including pushing the aircraft did not reveal any malfunctions.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2552U
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-161
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 288016035
- Airframe hours
- 534
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-D3G, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Joe F. Marler III
- Registered owner
- Twin Lakes Aviation
- Departed
- Twin Lake, NC
- Destination
- 8A7 · Daytona Beach, FL
- Airport
- 3J1 · Ridgeland Municipal, runway 21, 3,100 × 70 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 33
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 160 total · 10 in this make and model · 130 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dawn
- Temperature
- 131 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.