- Date
- November 6, 1990, 11:08 local (16:08 UTC)
- Place
- Rock Hill, SC
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N7840PPiper PA-24-250
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 2, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19901106049089A
- Case key
- 8297
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Probable cause
The pilot misjudged the aircraft's altitude/clearance above the runway during a low pass and allowed the propeller to contact the runway; he then failed to maintain airspeed after a pull-up and allowed the aircraft to stall.
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.
Analysis
The airplane was observed in a low pass over the runway at high speed with the gear retracted. A step-down descent was made as it flew along the length of the runway. When it was about 1000 feet from the departure end, the propeller contacted the runway. The airplane was then 'pulled up' in a climb. After climbing about 400 feet, it rolled right, entered a descent & crashed. A fire began after impact. Witnesses & a wreckage examination indicated that the engine was operating at the time of impact. No preimpact mechanical problem was found.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7840P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-24-250
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 24-3062
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540-A1D5, 250 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Haynes, Campbell A.
- Departed
- 29J
- Airport
- 29J · Bryant Field, runway 1, 5,000 × 100 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
- 65
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 530 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 360° at 9 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 61 °F, dew point 36 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CLT, 15 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.