Piper PA-46 N555JV

Summary

On 28 July 2000 at about 21:06 local time, a Piper PA-46 registered N555JV was involved in an accident near Chatham, Massachusetts, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 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

28 July 2000 at 21:06

Classification

Accident

Location

Chatham, Massachusetts, United States

Nearest airport

Charham Muni (CQX)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Piper PA-46

Registration

N555JV

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Teterboro → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC00LA212

2 people had minor injuries.

The pilot's delayed use of the brakes, which resulted in a runway overrun. Factors in the accident were the pilot's improper decision to land with a right quartering tailwind.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

Once in the terminal area, the pilot was vectored to the final approach course for the GPS-A approach. The airplane entered visual meteorological conditions between 800 and 1,000 feet agl. Once clear of the clouds, the pilot executed a circle-to-land to the 3,000-foot long runway. The airplane touched down with a 6 to 8 knot right quartering tailwind, approximately 300 to 400 feet past the landing threshold with full flaps. During rollout, the pilot used the brakes, and the airplane decelerated to approximately 10 knots, noticing nothing unusual. The pilot planned to use the taxiway located at the end of the runway. He applied the right brake to exit onto the taxiway, but did not feel the airplane respond. He then applied both brakes. The airplane decelerated, but there was insufficient runway remaining to stop. The airplane departed the end runway, the right wing struck the ground, and the airplane came to a stop. No preimpact failures or malfunctions were identified with the airplane or any of its systems.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.