Piper PA-34-200 N699G

Summary

On 19 December 2008 at about 03:47 local time, a Piper PA-34-200 registered N699G, operated by Silver Express Co, was involved in an accident near Folkston, Georgia, United States. 3 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

19 December 2008 at 03:47

Classification

Accident

Location

Folkston, Georgia, United States

Nearest airport

Davis Field (3J6)

Coordinates

30.7961, -82.0281

Aircraft

Piper PA-34-200

Registration

N699G

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Silver Express Co

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Keystone Height → Folkston

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night

NTSB number

ERA09CA102

1 person had minor injuries.

The student's improper flare and the flight instructor's delayed remedial action.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The flight instructor of the Piper PA-34-200 stated that following an uneventful cross-country flight, his student configured the airplane for landing. On the final approach to the 2,500-foot-long by 50-foot-wide runway, the instructor advised the student that he was "low" and to "add some power." The student complied, and about the time the airplane reached the runway threshold, the student reduced the power as he flared the airplane. The airplane touched down "harder than normal and bounced." The flight instructor took control of the airplane and applied the brakes after it touched down a second time. The airplane bounced again, and when it touched down the third time, the flight instructor applied the brakes fully in an attempt to stop. The instructor considered aborting the landing, but did not believe that enough runway remained. The airplane departed the end of the runway, and went down an embankment into a ditch, resulting in substantial damage.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.