Piper PA-24-260 N9382P

Summary

On 15 August 2012 at about 21:30 local time, a Piper PA-24-260 registered N9382P, operated by Aviation West Insurance Brokers LLC, was involved in an accident near Coolin, Idaho, United States. 3 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

15 August 2012 at 21:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Coolin, Idaho, United States

Nearest airport

Cavanaugh Bay Airport (66S)

Coordinates

48.5178, -116.8197

Aircraft

Piper PA-24-260

Registration

N9382P

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Aviation West Insurance Brokers LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Payette → Coolin

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR12CA360

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to attain a touchdown point sufficient to stop the airplane within the length of the runway.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that on final approach he was concerned about trees bracketing each side of the runway's approach end, and he stayed high to clear them. The airplane touched down onto the turf runway, bounced back into the air, and touched down a second time. The pilot applied brakes, realized he was running out of runway, and applied heavier braking. The airplane started to slide and, despite the pilot’s control inputs, overran the end of the runway and impacted a ditch. Subsequently, the left wing was substantially damaged. The pilot reported no mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.