ATL85LA034

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28R-201 · Conway, SC · November 15, 1984

Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
November 15, 1984, 10:30 local (15:30 UTC)
Place
Conway, SC
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N30001Piper PA-28R-201
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19841115062139A
Case key
6708

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Analysis

The certificated pilot, receiving instruction from a certified flight instructor, was manipulating the controls at the time of the accident. The student undershot the runway and touched down short of the paved rwy surface. The aircraft landing gear struck the elevated rwy edge, damaging the left main gear and left wing.

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.

UndershootApproach - vfr pattern - final approach
Proper touchdown point - misjudgedDual studentCause
Proper glidepath - not followedDual studentCause
Remedial action - not performedPilot in command(cfi)Cause
On ground/water encounter with terrain/waterLanding - roll
Airport facilities,runway/landing area condition - rough/uneven

Aircraft

Registration
N30001
Reported as
Piper PA-28R-201
Category
Airplane
Serial number
28R7837223
Airframe hours
3,360
Engine
Lycoming IO-360-CIC6, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Instructional · Part 91
Registered owner
North American Institute Of Av
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Last inspection
Annual · October 26, 1984 · 51 hours before
Airport
HWY · Conway-Horry County, runway 22, 3,700 × 60 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
26
Certificates
Flight instructor, Commercial
Airplane ratings
Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
Instrument ratings
Airplane
Medical
Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
Seat
Left
Flight hours
799 total · 81 in this make and model · 650 as pilot in command · 187 in the last 90 days · 7 in the last 24 hours

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
280° at 4 knots
Visibility
7 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
None
Temperature
59 °F, dew point 30 °F
Altimeter
30.00 inHg
Observed at
CRE, 20 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.