- Date
- October 12, 1992, 09:15 local (13:15 UTC)
- Place
- Elkton, VA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5152LPiper PA-28-180
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 14, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19921012041619A
- Case key
- 37234
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Probable cause
The pilot's delay in aborting the landing which resulted in insufficient runway remaining to allow the airplane to reach sufficient altitude to clear the obstacles at the end of the runway
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
Witnesses saw the airplane make one touch and go landing and then watched it as it came around for a second landing. On the second landing, the airplane touched down on the approach end of the 1800 feet turf runway, and continued to roll out without apparent brake application. With approximately 200 feet of runway remaining, the pilot added power to the engine and the airplane became airborne, but it did not have enough altitude to clear a tree and a utility pole at the end of the runway. The airplane struck the tree, then the utility pole, and burst into flames before hitting the ground and coming to rest.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5152L
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-180
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-4447
- Airframe hours
- 2,124
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A4A, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Jeffrey Brayant
- Registered owner
- Jeffrey Brayant
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 2, 1992
- Departed
- CHO · Charlottesville, VA
- Destination
- CHO
- Airport
- VA33 · Elkton, runway 22, 1,800 × 150 ft, grass/turf
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 31
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 56 total · 21 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 250° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 48 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.