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NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28-140 · Augusta, GA · June 6, 1984

Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
June 6, 1984, 17:50 local (21:50 UTC)
Place
Augusta, GA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N44372Piper PA-28-140
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19840606022929A
Case key
6472

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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.

OverrunLanding - roll
Judgment - poorFlight instructor(on ground)Factor
Lack of total experience in type of aircraftPilot in commandFactor
Lack of recent experiencePilot in commandFactor
Airspeed - misjudgedPilot in commandCause
Distance - misjudgedPilot in commandCause
Go-around - not performedPilot in commandCause
Proper touchdown point - not attainedPilot in command
On ground/water collision with objectLanding - roll
Object - fenceFactor

Analysis

The student pilot stated that the acft touched down at about midfield at aprx 90 mph. He was unable to stop the acft & it struck a chain link fence near the end of the rwy. The student had only 2 hrs of total flt time in this make & model of acft.

Aircraft

Registration
N44372
Reported as
Piper PA-28-140
Category
Airplane
Serial number
28-74254060
Airframe hours
6,399
Engine
Lycoming O-320-E2A, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Instructional · Part 91
Registered owner
Augusta Aviation, Inc.
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Airport
DNL · Daniel Field, runway 10, 3,773 × 150 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
18
Certificate
Student
Medical
Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
Seat
Left
Flight hours
10 total · 2 in this make and model · 1 as pilot in command · 2 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
120° at 8 knots
Visibility
7 statute miles
Temperature
90 °F, dew point 66 °F
Altimeter
30.00 inHg
Observed at
AGS, 8 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.