Piper PA 28R-200 N1125X

Summary

On 7 September 2015 at about 22:00 local time, a Piper PA 28R-200 registered N1125X, operated by Leading Edge Aviation Inc, was involved in an accident near Doylestown, Pennsylvania, 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

7 September 2015 at 22:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Doylestown, Pennsylvania, United States

Nearest airport

Doylestown (DYL)

Coordinates

40.3333, -75.1219

Aircraft

Piper PA 28R-200

Registration

N1125X

Category

Airplane

Year built

1975

Engines

1

Operator

Leading Edge Aviation Inc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Allentown → Doylestown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA15CA263

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to land with sufficient runway remaining to safely stop the airplane. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's fatigue during the flight.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that during the landing, she "landed at the last 1000' of available runway and attempted to stop the aircraft using toe brakes and aerodynamic braking, but this was insufficient." The airplane departed the runway into the grass and the right wing struck a taxiway light. A postflight inspection revealed substantial damage to the right wing.  The pilot also stated, "I feel this accident could have been prevented by executing a go-around and trying a lower approach as opposed to trying to save the landing. I attribute this lack of judgment to fatigue."  The pilot reported there were no pre-impact mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation.  

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.