# NTSB WPR15CA214: Piper PA-28-151, Laurier, WA, July 15, 2015 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: July 15, 2015, 13:35 local (20:35 UTC) - Place: Laurier, WA - Coordinates: 48.998332, -118.221664 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.9983&lon=-118.2217&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Landing area overshoot](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/380) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 1 minor - Status: Completed, report August 12, 2015 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Western Pacific Region - Parties: FAA - NTSB case key (mKey): 91566 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR15CA214 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/91566/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=91566 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15CA214 ## Probable cause The pilot's inadequate decision to continue the approach, which resulted in a long landing and insufficient runway remaining to stop the airplane before it departed the end of the runway. ## 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: [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: [All aircraft, 809 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062040/cases.md) - [Aircraft capability: landing distance](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01061030): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [All aircraft, 68 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01061030/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-landing roll: Landing area overshoot](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/380) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 400 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/380/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot stated that while en route to his destination he became unsure about his position. He saw an airport and decided to land and reorient himself. During the landing the airplane touched down long and he could not stop the airplane, using full braking, before it departed the end of the runway and collided with trees. The wings were substantially damaged. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Factual narrative The pilot stated that while en route to his destination he became unsure about his position. He saw an airport and decided to land and reorient himself. During the landing the airplane touched down long and he could not stop the airplane, using full braking, before it departed the end of the runway and collided with trees. The wings were substantially damaged. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: C-GDYN (not matched to a registry record) - Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-151 - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 28-7615224 - Year built: 1976 - Engines: Lycoming O-320 160 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: C4NL, Nelson - Destination: C445, Victoria - Flight plan: VFR - Airport: K69S, Avey Field, runway 35, 1,975 × 40 ft, gravel - Equipment: Handheld GPS, Angle of attack indicator, Stall warning system ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 89; injuries: minor; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; seat: left; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 3,625 total, 3,450 in this make and model, 3,123 as pilot in command, 37 in the last 90 days, 11 in the last 30 days, 5 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 200° at 13 knots - Visibility: 15 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 26,000 ft broken - Temperature: 88 °F, dew point 48 °F - Altimeter: 29.80 inHg - Observed at: CYCG, 29 nm away ## Docket (3 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on August 4, 2015, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=91566. 5.4 MB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 1.2 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40430276&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF - Memorandum for Record – Witness Interview Summaries (item 2, .PDF, 56 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40430277&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Memorandum%20for%20Record%20%E2%80%93%20Witness%20Interview%20Summaries-Redacted.PDF - Photo 1 – Accident Site (Photo Courtesy of W.Scott) (item 3, .PDF, 4.2 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40430278&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photo%201%20%E2%80%93%20Accident%20Site%20%20(Photo%20Courtesy%20of%20W.Scott)-Master.PDF From the NTSB's public API. 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