Piper PA-22-150 N9639D

Summary

On 19 September 2021 at about 23:00 local time, a Piper PA-22-150 registered N9639D, operated by Vestal James L, was involved in an accident near Walnut Cove, North Carolina, United States. One person was 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

19 September 2021 at 23:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Walnut Cove, North Carolina, United States

Nearest airport

Meadow Brook Fld (N63)

Coordinates

36.3015, -80.1484

Aircraft

Piper PA-22-150

Registration

N9639D

Category

Airplane

Year built

1959

Engines

1

Operator

Vestal James L

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Liberty → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA21LA370

1 person had minor injuries.

The pilot’s failure to attain the proper touchdown point which resulted in a runway overrun, collision with an airport boundary fence, and a nose over event.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that after touch down, the airplane overran the runway, passed thru the airport boundary fence, nosed over, and came to rest inverted, which resulted in substantial damage to the left wing lift strut. A post-accident examination revealed no mechanical malfunctions or anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.