Piper PA28 N33JM

Summary

On 29 July 2020 at about 00:00 local time, a Piper PA28 registered N33JM, operated by Kingdom Air Corps, was involved in an accident near Indian Trail, North Carolina, 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

29 July 2020 at 00:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Indian Trail, North Carolina, United States

Nearest airport

Goose Creek (28A)

Coordinates

35.1236, -80.5833

Aircraft

Piper PA28

Registration

N33JM

Category

Airplane

Year built

1964

Engines

1

Operator

Kingdom Air Corps

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Monroe → Indian Trail

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA20CA267

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to attain the proper landing approach speed and touchdown point, which resulted in a runway overrun.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

As the pilot approached 2,350-ft-long runway for landing at the destination airport, he flew the airplane higher than normal to avoid trees. The pilot noted that during the final approach the airplane’s speed was also higher than normal, and that the airplane touched down near the mid-point of the runway. The pilot attempted to stop the airplane on the remaining runway, but the airplane overran the departure end before it struck dense vegetation and a ditch. The airplane’s wings and the forward portion of the fuselage were substantially damaged. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures of the airplane that would have precluded normal operation prior to the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.