Individually Owned: 150,657
Corporate Owned: 137,281
Columbus Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report
Columbus, Georgia 31909
Saturday, July 27, 2013 10:22 EDT
NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident
On July 27, 2013, at 1022 eastern daylight time, a Piper PA-28-181, N371JB, was substantially damaged during a runway overrun at Columbus Airport (CSG), Columbus, Georgia. The private pilot and pilot-rated passenger were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed for the local personal flight, which was conducted under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91.
According to a written statement by the pilot-rated passenger, she had earlier attempted a takeoff from runway 31. However, she felt that the engine was not developing enough power and aborted the takeoff. The accident pilot subsequently arrived at the airport, they “checked everything again,” and he decided to “go one more time.” However, they “felt the same thing” and he aborted the takeoff. The accident pilot subsequently took off on the third attempt, and after feeling once again that the engine was not developing enough power, decided to land straight ahead.
In a written statement by the accident pilot, he confirmed the other pilot’s recollection of the events, but added that during the third attempt, the airplane took off about 70 knots, and climbed to about 60 feet above the ground when he felt there wasn’t enough power to continue the flight. He then decided to abort the takeoff and landed the airplane in the grass just past the end of the runway.
A witness stated that he saw the airplane bounce once on the runway before overrunning the end, then “pivot” 180 degrees before coming to a stop. The witness also noted that earlier, the pilot of the first attempt had stated to him that the airspeed indicator was "not performing."
The responding Federal Aviation Administration inspector stated that the accident pilot subsequently confirmed that he and the other pilot originally thought there was an airspeed indication problem. The accident pilot looked at the pitot head after the first aborted takeoff and noticed debris, which he removed. He then performed a high speed taxi test to ensure that the airspeed indicator was functioning properly.
NTSB Probable Cause Narrative
Not Yet Reported
Event Information
| Type of Event | Accident |
| Event Date | 7/27/2013 |
| Event Day of the Week | Saturday |
| Time of Event | 1022 |
| Event Time Zone | Eastern Daylight Time |
| Event City | Columbus |
| Event State | GEORGIA |
| Event Country | -- |
| Zipcode of the event site | 31909 |
| Event Date Year | 2013 |
| Event Date Month | 7 |
| MidAir Collision Indicator | No |
| On Ground Collision occurred ? | No |
| Event Location Latitude | 323112N |
| Event Location Longitude | 0845700W |
| Event Location Airport | Columbus Airport |
| Event Location Nearest Airport ID | CSG |
| Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport | On Airport |
| Distance from airport in statute miles | -- |
| Degrees magnetic from airport | -- |
| Airport Elevation | 397 |
| Weather Briefing Completeness | -- |
| Investigator's weather source | Weather Observation Facility |
| Time of the weather observation | 1051 Eastern Daylight Time |
| Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) | -- |
| Weather Observation Facility ID | CSG |
| Elevation of weather observation facility | 397 |
| Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) | -- |
| Time Zone of the weather observation | EDT |
| Lighting Conditions | Day |
| Lowest Ceiling Height | -- |
| Lowest Non-Ceiling Height | -- |
| Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions | Clear |
| Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling | None |
| Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) | -- |
| Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) | -- |
| Visibility (Statute Miles) | 10 |
| Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) | 27 |
| Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) | 21 |
| Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) | -- |
| Variable Wind Indicator | -- |
| Wind Speed (knots) | -- |
| Wind Velocity Indicator | Calm |
| Wind Gust Indicator | -- |
| Wind Gust (knots) | -- |
| Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) | 29.99 |
| Density Altitude (feet) | -- |
| Intensity of Precipitation | -- |
| METAR weather report | KCSG 271451Z 00000KT 6SM HZ CLR 27/21 A2999 |
| Event Highest Injury | None |
| On Ground, Fatal Injuries | -- |
| On Ground, Minor Injuries | -- |
| On Ground, Serious Injuries | -- |
| Injury Total Fatal | -- |
| Injury Total Minor | -- |
| Injury Total None | 2 |
| Injury Total Serious | -- |
| Injury Total All | -- |
| Investigating Agency | NTSB |
| NTSB Docket Number (internal use) | -- |
| NTSB Notification Source | FAA Southern ROC |
| NTSB Notification Date | -- |
| NTSB Notification Time | -- |
| Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | Aug 15 2013 9:30AM |
| User who most recently changed record | kenj |
| Basic weather conditions | Visual Meteorological Cond |
| FAA District Office | -- |
Aircraft Involved |
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|---|---|
Aircraft #1 |
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| Aircraft Registration Number | N371JB |
| NTSB Number | ERA13LA337 |
| Missing Aircraft Indicator | -- |
| Federal Aviation Reg. Part | Part 91: General Aviation |
| Type of Flight Plan filed | None |
| Flight plan Was Activated? | No |
| Damage | Substantial |
| Aircraft Fire | None |
| Aircraft Explosion | None |
| Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name | PIPER |
| Aircraft Model | PA-28-181 |
| Aircraft Series Identifier | -- |
| Aircraft Serial Number | 28-8490106 |
| Certified Max Gross Weight | -- |
| Aircraft Category | Airplane |
| Aircraft Registration Class | -- |
| Aircraft is a homebuilt? | No |
| Flight Crew Seats | -- |
| Cabin Crew Seats | -- |
| Passenger Seats | -- |
| Total number of seats on the aircraft | 4 |
| Number of Engines | 1 |
| Fixed gear or retractable gear | Fixed |
| Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection | -- |
| Date of Last Inspection | -- |
| Airframe hours since last inspection | -- |
| Airframe Hours | -- |
| ELT Installed | Unknown |
| ELT Activated | Unknown |
| ELT Aided Location of Event Site | Unknown |
| ELT Type | -- |
| Aircraft Owner Name | DEL VALLE RAFAEL |
| Aircraft Owner Street Address | 763 RIVER OAKS CT |
| Aircraft Owner City | COLUMBUS |
| Aircraft Owner State | GA |
| Aircraft Owner Country | USA |
| Aircraft Owner Zipcode | 31904-2023 |
| Operator is an individual? | Yes |
| Operator Name | DEL VALLE RAFAEL |
| Operator Same as Owner? | Yes |
| Operator Is Doing Business As | -- |
| Operator Address Same as Owner? | Yes |
| Operator Street Address | -- |
| Operator City | COLUMBUS |
| Operator State | GA |
| Operator Country | USA |
| Operator Zip code | 31904-2023 |
| Operator Code | -- |
| Owner has at least one certificate | None |
| Other Operator of large aircraft? | No |
| Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation | -- |
| Operator Certificate Number | -- |
| Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not | -- |
| Indicates Domestic or International Flight | -- |
| Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail | -- |
| Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) | Personal |
| Second Pilot on Board | No |
| Departure Point Same as Event | Yes |
| Departure Airport Code | CSG |
| Departure City | Columbus |
| Departure State | GA |
| Departure Country | USA |
| Departure Time | 1022 |
| Departure Time Zone | EDT |
| Destination Same as Local Flt | dest & departure same, accident can occur anywhere |
| Destination Airport Code | CSG |
| Destination City | Columbus |
| Destination State | GA |
| Destination Country | USA |
| Specific Phase of Flight | -- |
| Report sent to ICAO? | -- |
| Evacuation occurred | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | Aug 15 2013 9:31AM |
| User who most recently changed record | kenj |
| Since inspection or accident | -- |
| Event Location Runway Number and Location | 31 |
| Runway Length | 3997 |
| Runway Width | 150 |
| Sight Seeing flight | No |
| Air Medical Flight | No |
| Medical Flight | -- |