Piper PA-28-180 N5381L

Summary

On 3 July 2000 at about 15:30 local time, a Piper PA-28-180 registered N5381L was involved in an accident near Ocracoke, North Carolina, United States. 4 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.

Date

3 July 2000 at 15:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Ocracoke, North Carolina, United States

Nearest airport

Ocrakoke Island (W95)

Coordinates

35.0700, -75.9999

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-180

Registration

N5381L

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Manteo → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA00LA198

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to compensate with rudder control for engine torque and 'p' factor during a go-around resulting in the aircraft drifting to the left, colliding with brush, and spinning around coming to rest in the brush.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot stated that the aircraft arrived over the runway threshold at about 50 feet and she reduced engine power. She then added engine power but did not hold enough rudder to compensate for the power. The aircraft drifted to the left. She then elected to perform a go-around. When she applied full engine power, the aircraft drifted further to the left. The left wing contacted bushes off the left side of the runway and the aircraft spun around and came to rest in the bushes.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.