Piper PA 32-300 N41AL

Summary

On 18 June 2018 at about 21:20 local time, a Piper PA 32-300 registered N41AL, operated by Spain's Planes LLC, was involved in an accident near Columbia, South 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 June 2018 at 21:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Columbia, South Carolina, United States

Nearest airport

Columbia Metropolitan (CAE)

Coordinates

33.9389, -81.1194

Aircraft

Piper PA 32-300

Registration

N41AL

Category

Airplane

Year built

1972

Engines

1

Operator

Spain's Planes LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Columbia → Columbia

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA18CA368

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing. 

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that he landed the airplane right of the runway centerline. The airplane then veered off the runway to the left, the propeller struck the ground, and the nosewheel separated. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the lower firewall mating the lower engine mount. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.