Piper PA-28-140 N6708W
27 June 2002 · Picayune, Mississippi, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 27 June 2002 at about 17:00 local time, a Piper PA-28-140 registered N6708W was involved in an accident near Picayune, Mississippi, 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 17:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Picayune, Mississippi, United States
- Nearest airport
- Picayune Pearl River County (PCU)
- Coordinates
- 30.4872, -89.6511
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-140
- Registration
- N6708W
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Picayune → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL02LA133
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's misjudged the touch down point on the runway and collided with the ground short of the runway.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot stated that during the approach to land the airplane touched down hard and short of the runway. Examination of the airplane revealed that the nose gear collapsed and the airplane veered off the left side of the runway. Post examination did not reveal any mechanical malfunction or flight control problems.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Jan 2002 | Piper PA-28-180 | Oxford, Massachusetts, United States | Eagle East Aviation | Minor injuries | - |
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All 9,402 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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