- Date
- March 28, 1987, 17:00 local (23:00 UTC)
- Place
- Many, LA
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2946YPiper PA-32-300
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 2, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870328007619A
- Case key
- 22343
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Analysis
Acft received substantial damage when it ran off the end of a 3,300' pvt airstrip into a lake during an attempted go around. The winds were calm. The plt reported that he landed long and fast over trees at the threshold and delayed initiating a go around until it was too late. The aircraft subsequently went off the end of the runway into the lake.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2946Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32-300
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 327940220
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-540 K1G5D, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Tips Air,Inc.
- Registered owner
- Tips Air, Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Departed
- DTN · Shaveport, LA
- Airport
- 5F9, runway 18, 3,300 × 50 ft
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 44
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 350 total · 65 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 77 °F, dew point 37 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- POE, 35 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.