Piper PA28 N6166W

Summary

On 26 January 2019 at about 22:25 local time, a Piper PA28 registered N6166W was involved in an accident near Williamsburg, Virginia, 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

26 January 2019 at 22:25

Classification

Accident

Location

Williamsburg, Virginia, United States

Nearest airport

Williamsburg-Jamestown (JGG)

Coordinates

37.2392, -76.7161

Aircraft

Piper PA28

Registration

N6166W

Category

Airplane

Year built

1964

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Williamsburg → Williamsburg

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA19CA131

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's excessive brake application during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion and collision with a drainage culvert.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that, during an approach into the sun, he believed that the approach angle was too high, and he decided to abort the landing. He increased the throttle rapidly, the engine sputtered, and he continued the landing. Once on the airplane was on the runway, he quickly applied the brakes. The right brake locked up, and the airplane exited the right side of the runway and then impacted a drainage culvert. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.