| Crash location | 31.971389°N, 86.289722°W |
| Nearest city | Lapine, AL
31.965705°N, 86.284409°W 0.5 miles away |
| Tail number | N84JC |
|---|---|
| Accident date | 12 Jan 2008 |
| Aircraft type | Piper PA-32-300 |
| Additional details: | None |
On January 12, 2008, at 1500 eastern standard time, a Piper PA-32-300, N84JC, registered to and operated by a private individual, as a Code of Federal Regulation (CFR) 14 Part 91 personal collided with trees when the pilot landed long and ran off the runway at the T W Spear Memorial Airport (4AL9), Lapine, Alabama. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The airplane sustained substantial damage. The private pilot reported no injuries. The flight originated from Troy Municipal Airport (TOI), Troy, Alabama, at 1450.
The pilot stated that as he approached 4AL9, he noticed some trees about 800 feet from the approach end of runway 4. He said that the trees scared him, and therefore he purposely came in higher. He said he lowered the nose of the airplane and gained airspeed to110 knots. He reduced power, and landed long with only 800 feet remaining on the runway. He said that he was unable to conduct a go-around so he applied the brakes and steered the airplane into a thicket of trees.
The pilot's failure to attain the proper touchdown point.