Piper PA-28-181 N2434M

Summary

On 4 June 2012 at about 16:17 local time, a Piper PA-28-181 registered N2434M, operated by Bluffton Sky Pirates Inc, was involved in an accident near Put-in-Bay, Ohio, United States. 4 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

4 June 2012 at 16:17

Classification

Accident

Location

Put-in-Bay, Ohio, United States

Nearest airport

Put in Bay Airport (3W2)

Coordinates

41.6367, -82.8283

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-181

Registration

N2434M

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Bluffton Sky Pirates Inc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Bluffton → Put-in-Bay

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN12LA337

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to attain a proper touchdown point at the proper speed, his failure to initiate a go-around, and the airplane’s inadequate climb gradient after the aborted landing, which resulted in impact with the trees.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane touched down too far down the runway at a high rate of speed and began to porpoise. The pilot aborted the landing, and during the climb, which was too shallow, the airplane's left wing struck trees near the departure end of the runway and was substantially damaged. The airplane returned to the airport and landed without further incident. Postaccident examination revealed no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.