Piper PA-24 N7883P

Summary

On 25 June 2022 at about 14:20 local time, a Piper PA-24 registered N7883P was involved in an accident near New Shoreham, Rhode Island, 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

25 June 2022 at 14:20

Classification

Accident

Location

New Shoreham, Rhode Island, United States

Nearest airport

Block Island State (BID)

Coordinates

41.1683, -71.5826

Aircraft

Piper PA-24

Registration

N7883P

Category

Airplane

Year built

1962

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Northampton → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA22LA306

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to attain a proper touchdown point, resulting in a 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 during the landing flare the airplane “floated more than I expected.” After touching down and seeing he did not have much runway remaining, the pilot applied toe braking, and realized he would not be able to stop before the end of the runway. Instead, he elected to turn to the right exiting the runway into a grassy area and subsequently struck a taxiway sign resulting in substantial damage to the fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.