Piper PA-28-236 N9234Z

Summary

On 21 June 2003 at about 17:30 local time, a Piper PA-28-236 registered N9234Z was involved in an accident near Hatteras, North Carolina, United States. 2 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

21 June 2003 at 17:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Hatteras, North Carolina, United States

Nearest airport

Billy Mitchell Aitport (HSE)

Coordinates

35.3228, -75.6178

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-236

Registration

N9234Z

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Tarboro → Hatteras

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL03LA110

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll. A factor was a go-around not performed.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the pilot, upon arriving at the destination airport he established a final approach to land on runway 7. The pilot described the approach as fast and high, and the airplane touched down beyond the halfway point on the 3000-foot long runway. The pilot said after the airplane bounced at touchdown, it veered 55 feet off the left side of the runway and collided with a sand dune. The pilot did not report any mechanical malfunctions with the airplane. Examination of the airplane revealed left and right wing damage and fuselage damage in the area of the left wing root. The broken nose wheel was also torn from the airframe. The pilot stated that this accident could have been prevented if he had executed a go-around before the airplane touched down on the runway.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.