Piper PA-24-180 N5094P

Summary

On 27 July 2007 at about 23:00 local time, a Piper PA-24-180 registered N5094P was involved in an accident near Berryville, Arkansas, 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

27 July 2007 at 23:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Berryville, Arkansas, United States

Nearest airport

Carroll County (4M1)

Coordinates

36.3911, -93.6297

Aircraft

Piper PA-24-180

Registration

N5094P

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Monroe → Berryville

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI07CA236

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in the airplane departing the runway and impacting terrain. A factor in the accident was the dirt embankment.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane was substantially damaged when it impacted terrain during landing on runway 25, 3555 feet long by 75 feet wide, dry asphalt. The pilot stated that he landed "right on [the] numbers" and on the centerline of the runway. He reported that after landing the airplane's nose started to "wander" and that he "overcorrected" with the rudder. The airplane departed the left side of the runway and impacted a dirt embankment. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions with the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.