Piper PA-32-301 N434DJ

Summary

On 4 May 2001 at about 19:00 local time, a Piper PA-32-301 registered N434DJ was involved in an accident near Factoryville, Pennsylvania, 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.

Date

4 May 2001 at 19:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Factoryville, Pennsylvania, United States

Nearest airport

Seaman's Field (9N3)

Coordinates

41.5892, -75.7558

Aircraft

Piper PA-32-301

Registration

N434DJ

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Allentown → Factoryville

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

IAD01LA054

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to reach the proper touchdown point, and his subsequent failure to abort the landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane landed with a tailwind, and touched down between one-third and halfway down the 2,500-foot runway. The brakes were applied, but the airplane overran the departure end of the runway. The pilot said that his airspeed at touchdown was "…excessive, and despite full braking, I overran the runway." According to the pilot, he had the opportunity to abort the landing, but he chose to continue the landing with the brakes applied. The pilot reported 173 hours of flight experience, 139 hours of which were in make and model. He said there were no mechanical deficiencies with the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.