Piper PA-28-181 N47661

Summary

On 2 June 2010 at about 16:28 local time, a Piper PA-28-181 registered N47661 was involved in an accident near Block Island, 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

2 June 2010 at 16:28

Classification

Accident

Location

Block Island, Rhode Island, United States

Nearest airport

Block Island State Airport (BID)

Coordinates

41.1681, -71.5778

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-181

Registration

N47661

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

New Haven → Block Island

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA10CA303

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s loss of directional control during landing, which resulted in a runway excursion and collision with a fence.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot stated to a Federal Aviation Administration inspector that he made a poor approach, but still elected to continue with the landing. He landed long at a higher-than-normal airspeed and the airplane bounced upon touchdown. The airplane subsequently departed the left side of the runway and struck a fence, which resulted in substantial damage to the left wing. A postaccident examination of the airplane revealed no preimpact mechanical anomalies, and that the braking system performed as designed.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.