Piper PA 32-300 N96ML

Summary

On 18 July 2015 at about 18:30 local time, a Piper PA 32-300 registered N96ML, operated by Scott D. Warner, was involved in an accident near Greensboro, North Carolina, 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

18 July 2015 at 18:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Greensboro, North Carolina, United States

Nearest airport

Air Harbor (W88)

Coordinates

36.1736, -79.8031

Aircraft

Piper PA 32-300

Registration

N96ML

Category

Airplane

Year built

1979

Engines

1

Operator

Scott D. Warner

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Dillion → Greensboro

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA15CA190

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's decision to continue the approach after realizing the intended parameters were not attainable, resulting in a runway over-shoot, a loss of control on the ground and the consequent collision with trees.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that after initiating a go-around on the previous approach, "I made a second attempt and was set up for the asphalt runway but was pushed off slightly so I adjusted for the grass strip." He stated that during the landing flare, the airplane "floated" and "by the time I touched I was going too slow to abort or do a missed approach", and the airplane ran off the end of the runway. The airplane impacted trees, and sustained substantial damage to both wings. The pilot reported that there were no pre-impact mechanical failures or malfunctions that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.