# Accident 19930910042189A: Piper PA28140, Roxboro, NC, September 10, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 10, 1993, 11:45 local time
- Place: Roxboro, NC
- Airport: Person County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.3996° N, 78.9795° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3996&lon=-78.9795&mi=10
- Aircraft: N410SF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N410SF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2A
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 270 total, 185 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL93LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93LA153) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930910042189A

## Narrative

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

WINDSHEAR AFTER LIFTOFF. ABORTED AND SLAMMED HARD ONTO RUNWAY. GUSTY CROSSWIND. TOO SLOW FOR PROPER CONTROL.

## 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 ATL93LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93LA153), Sep 10, 1993: Piper PA-28-140 (N410SF), Roxboro, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR THE WIND CONDITIONS AT THE TIME OF THE TAKEOFF. FACTORS WERE THE WIND GUSTS AND WINDSHEAR EXISTING AT THE AIRPORT.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.