Piper PA-28-235 N56600
26 February 1989 · Liberty, North Carolina, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 26 February 1989 at about 16:15 local time, a Piper PA-28-235 registered N56600, operated by R and R Flyers, was involved in an accident near Liberty, North Carolina, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 16:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Liberty, North Carolina, United States
- Nearest airport
- Lake Juno (NONE)
- Coordinates
- 35.8508, -79.5709
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-235
- Registration
- N56600
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- R and R Flyers
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Winston-Salem → Liberty
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL89LA093
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Probable cause
THE PILOT'S INADVERTENT LANDING AT THE WRONG AIRPORT, CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE FAILURE OF THE AIRPORT PERSONNEL TO NOTIFY THE FAA OF THE EXISTANCE OF THE AIRPORT SO IT COULD BE PROPERLY DESIGNATED ON AVIATION CHARTS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE AIRPLANE OVERRAN THE RWY DURING ROLLOUT. THE PLT REPORTED THAT HE THOUGHT HE WAS LANDING AT HIS INTENDED DESTINATION ARPT. WHICH HAD A 3,000 FT LONG BY 40 FT WIDE RWY. HE LANDED INSTEAD AT A PRIVATE, PAVED AIRSTRIP LOCATED ABOUT 1 TO 2 MILES FROM THE DESTINATION ARPT. THE AIRSTRIP RWY WAS ORIENTED THE SAME DIRECTION AS THE DESTINATION ARPT, BUT WAS ONLY 1,000 FT LONG BY 20 FT WIDE. THE PLT REPORTED THAT HE HAD NOT FLOWN IN THE AREA BEFORE. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE FAA HAD NO RECORD OF THE AIRSTRIP, AND THAT IT WAS NOT NOTED ON CHARTS OR IN THE ARPT/FACILITY DIRECTORY. A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ARPT OWNER REPORTED THAT THE OWNER WAS NOT AWARE OF ANY REQUIREMENT TO NOTIFY THE FAA OF THE ARPT. THE AIRSTRIP WAS ABOUT 7 YRS OLD. 14CFR157 (FAR PART 157) REQUIRES THAT ANY PERSON INTENDING TO CONSTRUCT OR ESTABLISH A NEW AIRPORT NOTIFY THE FAA OF THEIR INTENT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-28 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Jul 1989 | Piper PA-28-161 | Beverly, Massachusetts, United States | Beverly Flight Center, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 9 Oct 1989 | Piper PA-28 | Delavan, Minnesota, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 24 Oct 1989 | Piper PA-28-161 | Elkader, Iowa, United States | Pritts Aviation | Fatal | 2 |
| 21 Jan 1989 | Piper PA-28-180 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | Michael J. Belica | Fatal | 2 |
| 14 Jul 1989 | Piper PA-28-160 | Hammond, New York, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 9 Jun 1989 | Piper PA-28-180 | Ashland, Virginia, United States | A & S Flying Services | Fatal | 1 |
All 9,402 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Apr 1989 | Cessna 150F | Jacksonville, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Apr 1989 | Cessna 150 | New Bern, North Carolina, United States | Air East | No injuries | - |
| 4 May 1989 | Cessna A185F | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | James E. Woodcock | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 May 1989 | Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp ) 415-C | Troy, North Carolina, United States | Morgan, Kenneth H. | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 May 1989 | Cessna 172N | Fuquay, North Carolina, United States | House, Harper H. | No injuries | - |
| 27 May 1989 | Cessna 177 | Indian Trail, North Carolina, United States | Ronald Stiles | Serious injuries | - |