# NTSB ERA22LA042: Piper PA32R, N4363W, Flemingsburg, KY, October 27, 2021 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: October 27, 2021, 17:00 local (21:00 UTC) - Place: Flemingsburg, KY - Coordinates: 38.541817, -83.743377 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5418&lon=-83.7434&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: 1 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): 104195 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA22LA042 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/104195/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=104195 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA042 ## Probable cause The pilot’s failure to obtain the proper touchdown point or go-around, which resulted in a runway excursion. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Info processing/decision: decision making/judgment](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Piper PA-32R-301T, 8 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520/cases.md?model=7103220), [All aircraft, 3,098 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520/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-32R-301T, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062040/cases.md?model=7103220), [All aircraft, 809 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062040/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing: Landing area overshoot](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/380); cases with it: [Piper PA-32R-301T, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/380/sequence.md?model=7103220), [All aircraft, 400 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/380/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300) (defining event); cases with it: [Piper PA-32R-301T, 6 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=7103220), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Piper PA-32R-301T, 19 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=7103220), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that during final approach to the 5,002-ft-long runway, the wind was reported as light and variable. Just prior to reaching the runway, he felt a gust of wind push the airplane from behind and to the left. The pilot corrected to the right and it took longer than normal for the airplane to touch down, but the pilot believed that he still had enough runway remaining to stop. Once the nosegear touched down, the pilot realized that only about one-quarter of the runway remained. He applied heavy braking and the airplane began to skid. The pilot realized that the airplane was going to travel off the end of the runway, which had obstacles and a drop-off, so he steered left, off the left side of the runway. Both main landing gear collapsed in soft, muddy ground and the airplane came to rest upright. Examination of the wreckage by a Federal Aviation Administration inspector revealed substantial damage to the right wing and fuselage. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N4363W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4363W-2022-11-17), registration cancelled 2022-11-17, S/N 32R-8429018, built 1984 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R (301T) - Registry model: [Piper PA-32R-301T](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-301t) (registry code 7103220) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 32R-8429018 - Year built: 1984 - Airframe hours: 2611 - Engines: Lycoming IO-540 300 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, September 24, 2021, 4 hours before - Departed: TN44, Lafollette, TN - Destination: Same as departure - Airport: FGX, Fleming-Mason Airport, runway 25, 5,002 × 100 ft, asphalt - Equipment: Onboard weather, Auto-pilot, Angle of attack indicator, Stall warning system, Satellite tracking device ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 51; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: basicmed; last flight review December 15, 2020; seat: left; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 349 total, 338 in this make and model, 349 as pilot in command, 24 in the last 90 days, 4 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 120° at 8 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 2,000 ft broken - Temperature: 50 °F, dew point 43 °F - Altimeter: 29.95 inHg - Observed at: FGX - METAR: METAR KFGX 272055Z AUTO 12008KT 10SM BKN020 10/06 A2995 ## 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 20211027018189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211027018189A), Oct 27, 2021: Piper PA-32R-301T, Maysville, KY, Substantial damage. Wx at time of accident: Kfgx 272155Z auto 10007KT 10SM OVC018 09/06 A2995 rmk AO2 T00920055 According to pilot's statement: On check of the weather prior to… ## Docket (4 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on December 30, 2021, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=104195. 2.2 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 7 pages, 878 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=12899572&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=6120_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Interview summary (item 2, PDF, 1 page, 115 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=12899327&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Interview%201-Rel.pdf - Weather report (item 3, PDF, 1 page, 38 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=12899582&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Metars-Rel.pdf - Photo array (item 4, PDF, 3 pages, 1.2 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=12899689&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Photo%20Array-Rel.pdf From the NTSB's public API. 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