# NTSB FTW02LA164: Piper PA-30, N8302Y, Jonesville, LA, May 24, 2002 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: May 24, 2002, 13:00 local (18:00 UTC) - Place: Jonesville, LA - Coordinates: 31.625, -91.82917 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.6250&lon=-91.8292&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report April 1, 2003 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 54797 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW02LA164 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/54797/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=54797 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA164 ## Probable cause the pilot's failure to attain the proper touchdown point, which resulted in a runway overrun and an on ground encounter with terrain. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Overrun, landing - roll - proper touchdown point - not attained, pilot in command (cause) - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll - terrain condition - rough/uneven ## Analysis The pilot stated that he executed a left downwind approach to runway 24 (3,000 feet in length and 75 feet in width), and the final leg had to be "higher than normal because of [the] height of trees and levee." A witness reported that the airplane touched down "more than halfway down the runway," and then exited the end of runway 24. Subsequently, the right main landing gear impacted a hole and separated and the right wing contacted the ground. ## Factual narrative On May 24, 2002, approximately 1300 central daylight time, a Piper PA-30 twin-engine airplane, N8302Y, was substantially damaged following a runway overrun during landing at the Jonesville Airport, Jonesville, Louisiana. The private pilot, sole occupant and registered owner of the airplane, was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and a flight plan was not filed for the 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The flight departed Winnsboro Municipal Airport, Winnsboro, Louisiana, at 1230 and was destined for Jonesville. According to the Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report (NTSB Form 6120.1/2), the pilot stated that he executed a left downwind approach to runway 24 (3,000 feet in length and 75 feet in width), and the final leg had to be "higher than normal because of [the] height of trees and levee." The pilot reported that he landed the airplane long and had to taxi onto the runway overrun. Subsequently, the right main landing gear impacted a hole and separated. The right wing, outboard of the engine nacelle, was wrinkled and bent upward. A witness reported that the pilot attempted to land on runway 6; however, "he was coming in too high and too fast and made a go-around." The pilot then executed an approach to runway 24. During the landing, the airplane touched down "more than halfway down the runway," and then exited the end of runway 24. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N8302Y](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8302Y), registered now, S/N 30-1441 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Piper PA-30 - Registry model: [Piper PA-30](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (registry code 7103002) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming IO-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (registry code 41509, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 30-1441 - Airframe hours: 4800 - Engines: Lycoming IO-320-B1A 160 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Roger R. Arnold - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: 100 hour, September 1, 2001 - Departed: F89, WINNSBORO, LA - Destination: L32, Jonesville, LA - Airport: L32, Winnsboro Municipal, runway 24, 3,000 × 75 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 70; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; last flight review February 10, 2002; seat: left; flight hours: 5,000 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 5,000 as pilot in command, 30 in the last 90 days, 10 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: calm - Visibility: 15 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 84 °F - Altimeter: 31.31 inHg ## 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 20020524011199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020524011199A), May 24, 2002: Piper PA30, Bunkie, LA, No damage. (-23) Pilot landed hot on runway and ran off of 24L. Aircraft sustained substantial damage to the right main gear, right wing, and right prop. ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on December 3, 2002, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=54797. 686 KB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 591 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40438883&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF - Witness Statement (item 2, .PDF, 95 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40171711&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Witness%20Statement-Master.PDF From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. 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