ATL88LA175

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28-181 · Columbus, OH · May 15, 1988

Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
May 15, 1988, 12:05 local (16:05 UTC)
Place
Columbus, OH
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N8261LPiper PA-28-181
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed · report August 8, 1989
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19880515015209A
Case key
7760

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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
Airspeed - excessivePilot in commandCause
Proper touchdown point - not attainedPilot in commandCause
Lack of recent experiencePilot in commandFactor
On ground/water collision with objectLanding - roll
Object - aircraft parked/standing

Analysis

The plt landed the airplane long at an excessive airspeed. The airplane overran the rwy end, traveled across a grassy area onto a ramp area, and collided with a parked airplane. The plt had 2 hrs of flt experience in this make and model airplane, which was obtained in the preceding 90 days. He had no other flight experience during that time period.

Aircraft

Registration
N8261L
Reported as
Piper PA-28-181
Category
Airplane
Serial number
28 8190026
Engine
Lycoming O-360-A4M, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Personal · Part 91
Operator
Dayton Pilots Club
Registered owner
Dayton Pilots Club
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Last inspection
Unknown · March 25, 1988
Departed
MGY · Dayton, OH
Airport
CMH · Port Columbus, runway 31, 5,001 × 150 ft, asphalt

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Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

Role
Pilot
Age
43
Certificate
Private
Airplane ratings
Single-engine land
Medical
Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
Seat
Left
Flight hours
204 total · 2 in this make and model · 133 as pilot in command · 2 in the last 90 days

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
230° at 7 knots
Visibility
10 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
None
Altimeter
29.00 inHg
Observed at
CMH

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 N8261L · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.