# NTSB ATL82DA056: Piper PA-28-161, N2552U, Ridgeland, SC, February 14, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: February 14, 1982, 09:30 local (14:30 UTC)
- Place: Ridgeland, SC
- Coordinates: 32.479812, -80.980628 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4798&lon=-80.9806&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 14, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 72388
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL82DA056
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/72388/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA056

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Overrun, landing - roll
  - airspeed - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
  - distance - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
  - go-around - not performed, pilot in command (cause)
- Nose over, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - downhill (contributing factor)

## 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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-161
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 288016035
- Airframe hours: 534
- Engines: 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.

- Pilot; age 33; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19820214000709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820214000709A), Feb 14, 1982: Piper PA28161, Ridgeland, SC, Substantial damage. Pilot landed aircraft long and it ran off end of runway into an embankment.

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.

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