Piper PA-32-260 N6JH

Summary

On 4 August 2003 at about 17:10 local time, a Piper PA-32-260 registered N6JH, operated by Steven Krpata, was involved in an accident near Greenville, 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

4 August 2003 at 17:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Greenville, North Carolina, United States

Nearest airport

Pitt-Greenville Airport (PGV)

Coordinates

35.6353, -77.3853

Aircraft

Piper PA-32-260

Registration

N6JH

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Steven Krpata

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Whiteville → Greenville

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL03LA123

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control after an aborted landing and subsequent collision with an airport runway sign.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the pilot, on touchdown the airplane veered right. The pilot applied full engine throttle in an attempt to gain altitude and airspeed. The right wing hit a runway sign to the right of runway 26, and at this point the right wing tank was ruptured. The pilot retarded the throttle and attempted to land in the grass on the other side of intersecting runway 20. The airplane slid across the intersection and the right wing caught fire. The airplane came to rest approximately 1000 feet right of the centerline of runway 20.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.