Piper PA32 N9583C

Summary

On 25 April 2022 at about 14:00 local time, a Piper PA32 registered N9583C was involved in an accident near Fountain Inn, 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

25 April 2022 at 14:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Fountain Inn, South Carolina, United States

Nearest airport

Whittaker Field (None)

Coordinates

34.7235, -82.0992

Aircraft

Piper PA32

Registration

N9583C

Category

Airplane

Year built

1978

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Liberty → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA22LA202

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to obtain the proper touchdown point during landing, which resulted in a runway overrun 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 was attempting to land on a 2,250-ft long uphill turf runway with a 7 knot tailwind. He reported that during the landing flare, his groundspeed was higher than expected for a normal touchdown point. The pilot did not perform a go-around as he was concerned about clearing power lines at the end of the runway. The airplane subsequently touched down, overran the departure end of the runway, and collided with a fence, which resulted in substantial damage to the left wing. The pilot added that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions with the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.