# Accident 19901005044179A: Piper PA28181, Rolling Fork, MS, October 5, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 5, 1990, 13:00 local time
- Place: Rolling Fork, MS
- Airport: Nicks Flying Service Inc Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: KVEA
- Location: 32.9396° N, 90.8373° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NICKS FLYING SERVICE INC (04MS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9396&lon=-90.8373&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8634C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8634C-1991-02-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4M
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,791 total, 500 in this make and model, 77 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA91LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91LA007) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901005044179A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

TRIED TO DEPART ON SOFT SLOPING SOD ADJACENT TO PAVED RUNWAY. ABORTED AS AIRCRAFT PULLED DOWNSLOPE AND HIT A DITCH.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA91LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91LA007), Oct 5, 1990: Piper PA-28-181 (N8634C), Rolling Fork, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN WINGTIP CLEARANCE WITH TALL GRASS AT THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY DURING THE GROUND ROLL.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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