Piper PA-32RT-300 N30731

Summary

On 9 August 2011 at about 13:45 local time, a Piper PA-32RT-300 registered N30731, operated by Arthur Thayer R JR, was involved in an accident near Charleston, South Carolina, 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

9 August 2011 at 13:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Charleston, South Carolina, United States

Nearest airport

Charleston International (CHS)

Coordinates

32.9103, -80.0905

Aircraft

Piper PA-32RT-300

Registration

N30731

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Arthur Thayer R JR

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Summerville → Charleston

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA11CA445

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's decision to continue the approach and landing at a high airspeed, which resulted in an improper touchdown point and subsequent 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 he was approaching the airport for landing at an altitude of 2,500 feet. He requested and received clearance for a 360-degree turn to lose altitude prior to continuing the landing approach. The pilot stated that the airplane's airspeed was too high as it crossed the runway threshold, but he elected to continue the landing. The airplane touched down, but the pilot was unable to stop the airplane before it traveled off the end of the runway and impacted a fence, which resulted in substantial damage to the left wing. The pilot stated that there were no mechanical malfunctions or anomalies with the airplane and that he should have executed a go-around rather than continuing the approach and landing.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.