14 Sep 2011: PIPER PA-28-181 — AGRI BUSINESS AVIATION INC

14 Sep 2011: PIPER PA-28-181 — AGRI BUSINESS AVIATION INC

No fatalities • Pinckneyville, IL, United States

Probable cause

The pilot's failure to conduct a go-around due to his excessive airspeed while on approach to land, which resulted in a runway excursion.

— NTSB Determination

Accident narrative

The pilot departed on a cross country flight and diverted due to deteriorating weather conditions. He performed a landing at the diversion airport on a wet short turf runway. The pilot reported that his airspeed on approach was too fast for the wet conditions. The airplane departed the runway and impacted a barbed wire fence where it sustained substantial damage to its wings. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions with the airplane in reference to the accident flight.

Contributing factors

  • cause Incorrect use/operation
  • Contributed to outcome
  • cause Pilot

Conditions

Weather
VMC, wind 030/07kt, vis 5sm

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