Piper PA-32R-301T N541VB

Summary

On 5 April 2010 at about 21:09 local time, a Piper PA-32R-301T registered N541VB was involved in an accident near Augusta, Georgia, United States. 2 people were 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

5 April 2010 at 21:09

Classification

Accident

Location

Augusta, Georgia, United States

Nearest airport

Daniel Field (DNL)

Coordinates

33.4664, -82.0392

Aircraft

Piper PA-32R-301T

Registration

N541VB

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Atlanta → Augusta

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA10CA230

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s inadequate braking after touchdown, which resulted in a runway excursion.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot stated that after touchdown he did not apply maximum braking and attempted to let the airplane slow down on its own. As the airplane approached the end of the runway, the pilot realized that the airplane would not stop in time and aggressively applied the brakes, sending the airplane into a skid off the end of the runway. The right wing and propeller collided with a fence, resulting in substantial damage to both. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions with the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.