ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 356869
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| Date: | Sunday 11 August 1996 |
| Time: | 21:20 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-181 |
| Owner/operator: | Guadolupe Torres |
| Registration: | N8121K |
| MSN: | 28-8090142 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360-A4M |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | West Kingston, RI -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Pawtucket, RI (KSFZ) |
| (RI04) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The airplane overran the runway during landing, and collided with trees. The pilot reported: 'I arrived overhead (the airport) about 2000 edt. By this time it was almost dark. I made about 4 or 5 passes, being high on each pass. Trees at the approach end of the runway made it difficult, as I couldn't see the top of the trees to judge my height relative to the end of the runway. On the last pass, I dropped it in almost halfway down the runway. It became obvious I was not going to stop in time, and it was too late for an (aborted landing). Knowing there was a precipitous drop at the end of the (runway), I veered to the left, hoping the soft earth would slow me to a stop. I hit the soft earth, and lost control, and ran into the trees.' No mechanical malfunction was reported by the pilot.
Probable Cause: the pilot's misjudgment of distance and speed during the approach to land, and his failure to go around while there was still sufficient runway remaining, which resulted in an overrun of the runway and collision with trees. The lack of natural lighting at dusk was a related factor.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC96LA165
History of this aircraft
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| 9 August 1995 | N8121K | Sir Air Ltd | 0 | West Kingston, RI | |
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| 13-Mar-2024 11:47 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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