Piper PA-28-140 N6651W

Summary

On 4 April 2005 at about 20:20 local time, a Piper PA-28-140 registered N6651W was involved in an accident near Griffin, Georgia, 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 April 2005 at 20:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Griffin, Georgia, United States

Nearest airport

Griffin-Spalding County (6A2)

Coordinates

33.2269, -84.2747

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-140

Registration

N6651W

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Griffin → Griffin

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL05CA069

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in an on-ground collision with a ditch.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the pilot, he was conducting touch and go landings on runway 32. During the landing roll, the pilot lost directional control of the airplane, and veered off the left side approximately 300 feet down from the approach end of the runway threshold. Post examination of the airplane revealed that it collided with a ditch, and the nosewheel was bent aft up towards the fuselage, and the left wing spar was buckled. The pilot reported no mechanical problems with the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.