Piper PA-28-181 N9513C

Summary

On 14 September 2011 at about 18:45 local time, a Piper PA-28-181 registered N9513C, operated by Agri Business Aviation Inc, was involved in an accident near Pinckneyville, Illinois, United States. One person was 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

14 September 2011 at 18:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Pinckneyville, Illinois, United States

Nearest airport

Lambert Airport (24LL)

Coordinates

38.1167, -89.4667

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-181

Registration

N9513C

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Agri Business Aviation Inc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Paducah → Sparta

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN11CA647

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to conduct a go-around due to his excessive airspeed while on approach to land, which resulted 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 departed on a cross-country flight and diverted to an alternate airport due to deteriorating weather conditions. The pilot reported that his airspeed on approach was too fast for the conditions, but he continued with the landing on the wet, short, turf runway. The airplane departed the runway and impacted a barbed wire fence, where it sustained substantial damage to its wings. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions with the airplane prior to the accident flight.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.