Piper PA-32-300 N84JC
12 January 2008 · Lapine, Alabama, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 12 January 2008 at about 20:00 local time, a Piper PA-32-300 registered N84JC was involved in an accident near Lapine, Alabama, 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 20:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Lapine, Alabama, United States
- Nearest airport
- T W Spear Memorial Airport (4AL9)
- Coordinates
- 31.9714, -86.2897
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-32-300
- Registration
- N84JC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Troy → Lapine
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MIA08CA039
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to attain the proper touchdown point.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot stated that as he approached 4AL9, he noticed some trees about 800 feet from the approach end of runway 4. He said that the trees scared him, and therefore he purposely came in higher. He said he lowered the nose of the airplane and gained airspeed to110 knots. He reduced power, and landed long with only 800 feet remaining on the runway. He said that he was unable to conduct a go-around so he applied the brakes and steered the airplane into a thicket of trees.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Sep 2008 | Piper PA-32-260 | Cumberland, Rhode Island, United States | Tri-Radial Flyers | No injuries | - |
| 12 May 2008 | Piper PA-32-260 | Cruso, North Carolina, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
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| 14 Jan 2008 | Piper PA-32-260 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| 8 Jul 2008 | Piper PA-32-301 | Pilot Point, Alaska, United States | Redemption INC | No injuries | - |
All 1,695 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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