Piper PA-28R-200 N55919
24 March 1993 · Walls, Mississippi, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 24 March 1993 at about 15:00 local time, a Piper PA-28R-200 registered N55919, operated by Taylor, Terry R., was involved in an accident near Walls, Mississippi, 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 15:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Walls, Mississippi, United States
- Nearest airport
- Twinkletown (2M6)
- Coordinates
- 34.9504, -90.1303
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28R-200
- Registration
- N55919
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Taylor, Terry R.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Olive Branch → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MIA93LA092
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Probable cause
THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S DELAY IN ABORTING THE LANDING.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PILOT STATED HE MADE A NORMAL VISUAL APPROACH TO THE NORTH AND TOUCHED DOWN ON THE FIRST THIRD OF THE GRASS RUNWAY. AS THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED OUT HE APPLIED BRAKES AND IT BEGAN TO SLIDE ON THE WET RUNWAY. HE APPLIED FULL POWER AND PERFORMED AN ABORTED LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE AND CLEARED A DITCH AT THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY. HOWEVER, THE MAIN LANDING GEAR STRUCK THE EDGE OF A HIGHWAY WHICH RUNS PERPENDICULAR TO THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT THEN NOSED DOWN AND CRASHED IN A FIELD ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-28R accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Apr 1993 | Piper PA-28R-200 | Midlothian, Texas, United States | Williams, Kenneth W. | No injuries | - |
| 27 May 1993 | Piper PA-28R-200 | Hesperia, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Jun 1993 | Piper PA-28R-180 | Ephrata, Washington, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 2 Jan 1993 | Piper PA-28R-201T | Concord, California, United States | Richard Talley/Larry Shattuck | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1993 | Piper PA-28R-200 | Kinsley, Kansas, United States | Larry Leoffler | Fatal | 2 |
| 7 Feb 1993 | Piper PA-28R-200 | Lincoln, Nebraska, United States | Johnson, Rollie C. | No injuries | - |
All 1,342 records for this type
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Dec 1993 | Piper PA-28-161 | Vicksburg, Mississippi, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 May 1993 | Beechcraft F33A | Oxford, Mississippi, United States | Hunter, Charles B. | Serious injuries | - |
| 15 Jul 1993 | Mooney M20-J | Jackson, Mississippi, United States | Gray, Thomas W. | Fatal | 1 |
| 12 Sep 1993 | Cessna 172H | Liberty, Mississippi, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 Apr 1993 | Smith FW2C80TD | Lucedale, Mississippi, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 6 Jan 1993 | Cessna 150H | Holly Springs, Mississippi, United States | Shaw, George B. | Serious injuries | - |