Piper PA-32R-300 accident near Burnsville, NC
On January 25, 1995, a Piper PA-32R-300 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Burnsville, NC. 2 people were seriously injured. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- January 25, 1995
- Place
- Burnsville, NC
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-32R-300 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 0 fatal, 2 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 35.910°N, 82.290°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001207X02826
NTSB summary
On January 25, 1994, about 1710 eastern standard time, a Piper PA-32R-300, overran the departure end of the runway at the Mountain Air Country Club Airport, Burnsville, North Carolina. The airplane was operated by Peach State Aviation under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91, and visual flight rules. The business flight was conducted in visual meteorological conditions. There were serious injuries to the private pilot and his passenger. The airplane was substantially damaged. There was no flight plan filed for this flight, nor was the aircraft in radar or radio contact with any Air Traffic Control facility. Origination of the flight was Chamblee, Georgia, at 1608 on the same day. The airport manager witnessed the accident. He reported that the pilot had made prior landing arrangements at the private, 4,432 foot elevation, 2,900 foot long airstrip. Salt had been applied to morning ice patches and the runway was dry at the time of the attempted landing. According to the airport manager, there were very strong winds from the northwest with gusts in excess of 25 knots. When the pilot reported that he was approaching to land runway 32, Mountain Country Club Airport Unicom advised the pilot to execute a flyby so that he may judge the gusty winds before he attempted to land. The pilot conducted a flyby with the gear down. During the go-around, the pilot retracted the gear and then continued in the airport pattern to attempt a full stop landing on runway 32. While the airplane was on final approach to runway 32, the airport manager noted that the airplane's landing gear was not exten
Probable cause
THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO COMPLETE THE BEFORE-LANDING CHECKLIST TO ENSURE THAT THE LANDING GEAR WAS EXTENDED.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
