Piper PA-32R-300 N7918C

Summary

On 13 January 2009 at about 22:34 local time, a Piper PA-32R-300 registered N7918C was involved in an accident near Manteo, North Carolina, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured, 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

13 January 2009 at 22:34

Classification

Accident

Location

Manteo, North Carolina, United States

Nearest airport

Dare County Regional Airport (MQI)

Coordinates

35.9119, -75.6919

Aircraft

Piper PA-32R-300

Registration

N7918C

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Monroe → Manteo

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

IMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

ERA09CA134

1 person was seriously injured.

The pilot's failure to follow the missed approach procedure while landing with a low ceiling.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

During a global-positioning-system approach at his destination airport, the pilot was unable to see the runway at the missed approach point until he had just retracted the landing gear to go-around and circle to land. He lined up with the runway too low and struck trees. The airplane came to rest on the porch roof of a residence. Postaccident examination of the airplane by a Federal Aviation Administration inspector revealed that the wings, fuselage, and empennage had sustained substantial damage. No preimpact mechanical malfunctions were discovered. The airport elevation was 14 feet mean sea level (msl). The required ceiling for a straight in approach was 440 feet msl. The required ceiling for a circling approach was 600 feet msl. The ceiling at the time of the accident was 300 feet above ground level.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.