Piper PA-28-181 N8121K
9 August 1995 · West Kingston, Rhode Island, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 9 August 1995 at about 12:55 local time, a Piper PA-28-181 registered N8121K was involved in an accident near West Kingston, Rhode Island, United States. One person was 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 12:55
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- West Kingston, Rhode Island, United States
- Nearest airport
- Richmond (RI04)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-181
- Registration
- N8121K
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC95LA185
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
the pilot's failure to obtain the proper touchdown point which resulted in insufficient runway stopping distance and a subsequent overrun of the runway, and collision with trees.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PILOT HAD CONDUCTED TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS AT A LOCAL AIRPORT, AND THEN RETURNED TO RICHMOND FOR LANDING. THE PILOT STATED, '...I POSITIONED MYSELF AND MADE A ROUTINE APPROACH TO RUNWAY 11. [THE AIRPLANE] FLOATED TOO FAR DOWN THE FIELD AND SUBSEQUENTLY RAN OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY IMPACTING SOME TREES AT THE END....' ADDITIONALLY, THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THERE WERE NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS OR FAILURES WITH THE AIRPLANE, AND THAT THE WINDS WERE CALM. RUNWAY 11 IS 2,130 FEET LONG AND 30 FEET WIDE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-28 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Sep 1995 | Piper PA-28-161 | Rutland, Vermont, United States | Pierre Gourinchas | No injuries | - |
| 24 Sep 1995 | Piper PA-28-180 | Warwick, New York, United States | Theodore LEB | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jun 1995 | Piper PA-28-181 | Palm Springs, California, United States | Alan L. Kaplan | No injuries | - |
| 16 Aug 1995 | Piper PA-28-140 | Bolivar, Tennessee, United States | Alec S. Bari | No injuries | - |
| 3 Jul 1995 | Piper PA-28-140 | Colorado Spgs, Colorado, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1995 | Piper PA-28-161 | Carmel Valley, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Aug 1995 | Cessna A185F | Block Island, Rhode Island, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 26 Dec 1995 | Piper J3F | Westerly, Rhode Island, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jun 1995 | Helio H-295 | Block Island, Rhode Island, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Aug 1995 | Cessna 140 | Richmond, Rhode Island, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jul 1994 | Cessna 172A | Block Island, Rhode Island, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1994 | Beechcraft 58P | Newport, Rhode Island, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |