# NTSB ERA20CA267: Piper PA28, N33JM, Indian Trail, NC, July 29, 2020 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Data collection · Final report - Date: July 28, 2020, 20:00 local (Jul 29, 2020, 00:00 UTC) - Place: Indian Trail, NC - Coordinates: 35.123611, -80.583335 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1236&lon=-80.5833&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation - Parties: FAA/FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 101708 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA20CA267 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/101708/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=101708 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20CA267 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to attain the proper landing approach speed and touchdown point, which resulted in a runway overrun. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Performance/control parameters: airspeed](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062010): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Piper PA-28-235, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062010/cases.md?model=7102810), [All aircraft, 1,681 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062010/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: descent/approach/glide path](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062040): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Piper PA-28-235, 5 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062040/cases.md?model=7102810), [All aircraft, 809 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062040/cases.md) - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Piper PA-28-235, 28 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=7102810), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-landing roll: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300) (defining event); cases with it: [Piper PA-28-235, 14 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=7102810), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md) ## Analysis As the pilot approached 2,350-ft-long runway for landing at the destination airport, he flew the airplane higher than normal to avoid trees. The pilot noted that during the final approach the airplane’s speed was also higher than normal, and that the airplane touched down near the mid-point of the runway. The pilot attempted to stop the airplane on the remaining runway, but the airplane overran the departure end before it struck dense vegetation and a ditch. The airplane’s wings and the forward portion of the fuselage were substantially damaged. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures of the airplane that would have precluded normal operation prior to the accident. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N33JM](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N33JM), registered now, S/N 28-10305, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: PIPER PA28 (235) - Registry model: [Piper PA-28-235](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (registry code 7102810) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 28-10305 - Year built: 1964 - Airframe hours: 2826.6 - Engines: Lycoming O-540-B205 reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Kingdom Air Corps - Registered owner: Kingdom Air Corps - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, November 14, 2019 - Departed: EQY, Monroe, NC - Destination: 28A, Indian Trail, NC - Airport: 28A, Goose Creek, runway 04, 2,350 × 35 ft, asphalt - Equipment: Stall warning system, Auto-pilot, ADS-B ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 38; injuries: none; private, flight instructor, commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review January 10, 2019; seat: left; restraint: lap only; flight hours: 320 total, 65 in this make and model, 216 as pilot in command, 14.5 in the last 90 days, 14.5 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 180° at 3 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 86 °F, dew point 75 °F - Altimeter: 29.93 inHg - Observed at: EQY, 7 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 (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20200728008349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200728008349A), Jul 28, 2020: Piper PA-28-235, Indian Trail, NC, Substantial damage. This airmen was on a flight to the Goose Creek Airport (28A) from the monroe executive airport (keqy) with his son. He over flew the Goose Creek Airport to… ## Docket (3 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on April 13, 2021, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=101708. 10.4 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 9 pages, 9.4 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=10082190&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=CA267%206120_Redacted-Rel.pdf - FAA statement (item 2, PDF, 1 page, 6 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=10081684&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Pages%20from%20-23%20(002)-Rel.pdf - Investigative photographs (item 3, PDF, 16 pages, 16 photos, 1.1 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=10081491&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Photos%20from%20FAA-Rel.pdf From the NTSB's public API. 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