# Accident 19931128044559A: Piper PA28180, Mount Airy, NC, November 28, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 28, 1993, 17:00 local time
- Place: Mount Airy, NC
- Airport: Mount Airy/Surry County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.4993° N, 80.6106° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4993&lon=-80.6106&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7950W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7950W-1994-04-25) (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 O360A3A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 177 total, 155 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL94FA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94FA024) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931128044559A

## Narrative

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

TOO FAST LANDING DOWNWIND. VEERED OFF RUNWAY. SEVERED GEAR RUPTURED TANK. BEGAN GO AROUND. HIT A RESIDENCE.

## 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 ATL94FA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94FA024), Nov 28, 1993: Piper PA-28-180 (N7950W), Mount Airy, NC, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER DECISION TO LAND DOWNWIND, FAILURE TO CONTROL THE AIRCRAFT ON THE GROUND, AND HIS DECISION TO ABORT THE LANDING AFTER LOSS OF CONTROL AND DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT ON THE GROUND. A…

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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