# Accident 19940919029179A: Piper PA32301, Nacogdoches, TX, September 19, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 19, 1994, 12:15 local time
- Place: Nacogdoches, TX
- Airport: A L Mangham Regional Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.5778° N, 94.7101° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.5778&lon=-94.7101&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8398J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8398J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-301 (registry code 7103207, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-301) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32301
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1G5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 152 total, 84 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW94LA305](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA305) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940919029179A

## Narrative

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

VEERED OFF RUNWAY LANDING. OVERCORRECTED VEERED OFF OTHER SIDE. HIT DITCH, SEPARATED MAIN GEAR. CROSSWIND A FACTOR.

## 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 FTW94LA305](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA305), Sep 19, 1994: Piper PA-32-301 (N8398J), Nacogdoches, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR CROSSWIND DURING LANDING ROLLOUT. A FACTOR WAS THE VARIABLE CROSSWIND.

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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