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ATL06CA032

2006-01-02 · Auburn, Alabama, United States · Minor · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport AUO

N246PL has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (CIRRUS DESIGN SR22, built 2023), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

The pilot's failure to attain the proper touchdown point during landing which resulted in an overrun and subsequent on ground collision with a fence.

Factual narrative

According to the pilot, while making a localizer approach to runway 36, in IFR conditions the airplane broke out of the overcast at about 400 feet above ground level. The pilot forced the airplane down and landed about 2,000 past the runway's threshold at about 100 to 120 knots indicated airspeed. The pilot stated that he was unable to stop the airplane before it departed the end of the runway and collided with the airport's perimeter fencing. Damage consisted of the right wing, right aileron, right elevator, the nose gear and propeller. There were no mechanical problems reported by the pilot or discovered during the post-accident examination of the airplane. According to the pilot, while making a localizer approach to runway 36, in IFR conditions, the airplane broke out of the overcast at about 400 feet above ground level. The pilot forced the airplane down and landed about 2,000 feet past the runway's threshold at about 100 to 120 knots indicated airspeed. The pilot stated that he was unable to stop the airplane before it departed the end of the runway and collided with the airport's perimeter fencing. There were no mechanical problems reported by the pilot or discovered during the post-accident examination of the airplane. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_2006_ATL06CA032.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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