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Piper PA-28-181 N6922T

4 October 2005 · Pageland, South Carolina, United States · Serious injuries

Summary

On 4 October 2005 at about 21:05 local time, a Piper PA-28-181 registered N6922T, operated by Long Aviation, was involved in an accident near Pageland, South Carolina, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 21:05
Classification
Accident
Location
Pageland, South Carolina, United States
Nearest airport
Pageland (PYG)
Coordinates
34.7425, -80.3481
Aircraft
Piper PA-28-181
Registration
N6922T
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Long Aviation
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Indian Trail → Pageland
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
ATL06CA002

People

1 person was seriously injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 1 0 0

Probable cause

The pilots failure to maintain flying speed during the go-around, which resulted in a stall and the subsequent collision with trees.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The student pilot was making an approach to land on runway 05 and elected to go-around. As the student pilot initiated the go-around, he made a left 90 degrees turn, the airplane stalled and collided with trees west of the airport. The witness stated that the winds were coming from the right of runway 05, at approximately 13 knots, gusting to 22 to 26 knots. The airplane rested about 250 yards west of the runway in a nose low attitude. The examination of the accident site revealed that there was a narrow vertical swath through the trees to where the airplane rested. Post-accident examination of the airplane revealed that both wings were separated from the airplane and the empennage was damaged. The carburetor heat lever was found in the off position, the throttle control lever was half open, the mixture control lever was retracted 1/2 inch, and the flaps were extended. The pilot did not report a mechanical problem with the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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