# Accident 19931026040809A: Piper PA28180, Somerset, PA, October 26, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 26, 1993, 12:00 local time
- Place: Somerset, PA
- Airport: Somerset County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9991° N, 79.0705° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9991&lon=-79.0705&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6566J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6566J-1994-07-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 134 total, 126 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC94LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94LA019) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931026040809A

## Narrative

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

ON ROLLOUT WIND PICKED UP AIRCRAFT IT CAME DOWN OFF RUNWAY NOSE FIRST. NOSE GEAR BROKE. NOSED OVER.

## 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 NYC94LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94LA019), Oct 26, 1993: Piper PA-28-180 (N6566J), Somerset, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: was the failure of the pilot to adequately compensate for wind conditions, and maintain directional control. A factor related to the accident were the gusting crosswinds.

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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