Piper PA-28-140 N6301W

Summary

On 2 April 2023 at about 15:50 local time, a Piper PA-28-140 registered N6301W, operated by KAP Title Inc, was involved in an accident near Canton, Georgia, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

2 April 2023 at 15:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Canton, Georgia, United States

Nearest airport

Cherokee County Rgnl (CNI)

Coordinates

34.3130, -84.4214

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-140

Registration

N6301W

Category

Airplane

Year built

1964

Engines

1

Operator

KAP Title Inc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Lawrenceville → Canton

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA23LA178

2 people had minor injuries.

The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control following a bounced landing, which resulted in a runway excursion and a nose over.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

While on approach to land, the pilot reported that the airplane descended faster than he had wanted it to, so he increased the engine throttle in response. The airplane bounced during the subsequent landing attempt, and during the next touch down the pilot was unable to control the airplane’s direction and it veered off the runway to the left. The airplane crossed a grass median and a taxiway before encountering a steep drop off of the terrain where the airplane nosed over. The airplane’s fuselage, empennage, and left wing sustained substantial damage. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.