Plane Crash List

Piper PA-24-250 N6882P

7 April 1996 · Bellville, Texas, United States · Minor injuries

Summary

On 7 April 1996 at about 22:00 local time, a Piper PA-24-250 registered N6882P was involved in an accident near Bellville, Texas, United States. 4 people were on board and one had minor injuries. 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 22:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Bellville, Texas, United States
Nearest airport
Grawunder (06R)
Coordinates
29.9392, -96.2493
Aircraft
Piper PA-24-250
Registration
N6882P
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Houston → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
FTW96LA165

People

1 person had minor injuries.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
4 0 0 1 3

Probable cause

the pilot's excessive approach/landing airspeed and his failure to perform a go-around.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

During a previous attempted landing, the pilot executed a go-around due to a high approach/landing airspeed. During the second landing, the aircraft touched down about halfway down the 2,480-foot runway with no flaps extended and overran the runway. The pilot reported that during his second approach, he landed 'to fast, but thought [he] had adequate stopping distance.' He 'cut power, applied full brakes, [and] skidded off [the] south end of [the] runway into a fence.' The aircraft came to a stop off the departure end of the runway down a 5-foot embankment.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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