- Date
- April 4, 1985, 14:10 local (19:10 UTC)
- Place
- Concord, NC
- Injuries
- 5 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1071UPiper PA-34-200
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850404044659A
- Case key
- 6771
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Analysis
The plt reported that the pvt arpt at the destination had a unidirectional strip with hi obstructions on both ends. Obstacles, rwy slope & noise abatement considerations required that rwy 4 be used for landings. At 1351 EST, the wind at charlotte, NC was from 220 deg at 16 gusting 27 KTS. During arrival at Concord, the final apch was flown at 100 mph. A witness reported that the acft touched down about 1350 ft from the apch end, then bounced 2 or 3 times. The plt was unable to stop on the rwy & intentionally ground looped the acft after traveling beyond the departure end. He stated that the left brake was not working sufficiently & he used rudder & differential power for directional control. Skid marks were found starting about 2000 ft from the apch end of the rwy. Stopping distance for the conditions was calculated to be 2711 ft; the acft had touched down with about 2050 ft remaining. When checked after the accident, the brake pedals felt spongy. The left brake pad was discolored blue.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1071U
- Reported as
- Piper PA-34-200
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 34-7250066
- Airframe hours
- 2,807
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360-C1E6, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Mike Graham & Charles Johnson
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 14, 1984
- Departed
- CAE · Columbia, SC
- Airport
- 0A1 · Propst, runway 4, 3,400 × 50 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 35
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,630 total · 747 in this make and model · 1,413 as pilot in command · 148 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 220° at 16 knots, gusting 27
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 82 °F, dew point 39 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CLT, 21 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.
Other investigations on N1071U · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.