Piper PA-28-180 N7157W

Summary

On 9 December 2021 at about 19:28 local time, a Piper PA-28-180 registered N7157W, operated by MMM Friemel Inc, was involved in an accident near Rockwall, Texas, United States. 3 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

9 December 2021 at 19:28

Classification

Accident

Location

Rockwall, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Ralph M Hall/Rockwall Muni (F46)

Coordinates

32.9250, -96.4343

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-180

Registration

N7157W

Category

Airplane

Year built

1962

Engines

1

Operator

MMM Friemel Inc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Sherman → Rockwall

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN22LA075

1 person had minor injuries.

The pilot’s failure to go-around during the unstable visual approach, which resulted in a bounced touchdown near the end of the runway and the subsequent runway excursion.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that he was flying a visual approach with a steep glidepath to avoid power lines on final approach and a higher-than-normal approach speed due to high winds. The airplane touched down toward the departure end of the runway and bounced once. The pilot did not perform a go-around and continued the landing attempt. The airplane touched down again, departed the runway, and impacted a barbed wire fence. The airplane sustained substantial damage to both wings. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation and that he should have diverted to another airport and rented a vehicle to drive to the destination.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.