19900210002559A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Lafayette, IN · February 10, 1990

Date
February 10, 1990 · 12:47 local
Place
Lafayette, IN
Airport
Purdue University
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6003U
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI90LA077
Reported as
Piper PA28140
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E2A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
14 total14 in this make and model8 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Student lost directional control on landing and ran off into a ditch. Had nose wheel cocked as it touched down.

As the FAA filed it

STUDENT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON LANDING AND RAN OFF INTO A DITCH. HAD NOSE WHEEL COCKED AS IT TOUCHED DOWN.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.