# NTSB MIA01LA156: Piper PA-28-181, N3066G, Bennettsville, SC, June 9, 2001 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: June 9, 2001, 13:00 local (17:00 UTC) - Place: Bennettsville, SC - Coordinates: 34.73389, -79.666389 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7339&lon=-79.6664&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report October 17, 2001 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 52455 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA01LA156 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/52455/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01LA156 ## Probable cause The pilot failure to obtain the proper touchdown point on the runway resulting in the airplane landing long, over running the runway, colliding with a telephone pole separating the right wing, and coming to rest in the parking lot of a restaurant. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Overrun, landing - roll - proper touchdown point - not obtained, pilot in command (cause) - run on landing - inadvertent, pilot in command - On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll - object - pole ## Analysis The pilot landed long on the 2,300 foot runway and by the time he realized he did not have enough runway to stop, it was too late to perform a go-around. The airplane ran off the end of the runway, bounced on a highway, and collided with a telephone pole where the right wing separated. The airplane then turned to the right and came to rest in the parking lot of a restaurant. ## Factual narrative On June 9, 2001, about 1300 eastern daylight time, a Piper PA-28-181, N3066G, registered to an individual, over ran the runway and collided with a telephone pole at Bennettsville, South Carolina, while on a 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and a visual flight rules flight plan was filed. The airplane received substantial damage and the private-rated pilot and one passenger were not injured. The flight originated from Winston-Salem, North Carolina, the same day, about 1215. The pilot stated he approached the 2,300-foot long runway 12 at 66 knots, using 40 degrees of flap. He noticed the airplane floated farther in ground effect than he thought it should, but he thought the landing was okay. By the time he realized he did not have enough runway to stop, it was too late to abort. The airplane went off the end of the runway and crashed. Witnesses stated they observed the pilot make one approach to runway 12 and then perform a go-around. On the second approach the airplane touched down much farther down the runway than it should have. The airplane ran off the end of the runway at about 40-50 knots, bounced on a highway, and then collided with a telephone pole, where the right wing separated. The airplane skidded to the right on the fuselage, and came to rest in the parking lot of a restaurant. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N3066G](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3066G), registered now, S/N 28-7990197, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Piper PA-28-181 - Registry model: [Piper PA-28-181](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (registry code 7102807) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 28-7990197 - Airframe hours: 4521 - Engines: Lycoming O-360-A4M 180 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: David Morris - Registered owner: Timothy C. Wallace - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: 100 hour, May 29, 2001, 30 hours before - Departed: INT, Winston-Salem, NC - Destination: Bennettsville, SC - Flight plan: VFR - Airport: Stantons BBQ, runway 12, 2,300 × 75 ft, grass/turf ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 59; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 133 total, 4 in this make and model, 36 as pilot in command, 26 in the last 90 days, 12 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: calm - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 79 °F, dew point 66 °F - Altimeter: 29.90 inHg - Observed at: UDG, 25 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 20010609014779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010609014779A), Jun 9, 2001: Piper PA28181, Bennettsville, SC, Substantial damage. (-23) Aircraft landed long on grass strip. Aircraft exited runway and struck utility pole. Aircraft sustained major damage. No injury or fire. Pilot and one… From the NTSB's public API. 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