# Incident 19951017041099I: Piper PA28140, Morristown, NJ, October 17, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 17, 1995, 14:36 local time
- Place: Morristown, NJ
- Airport: Morristown Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7993° N, 74.4149° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MORRISTOWN MUNI (MMU), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7993&lon=-74.4149&mi=10
- Aircraft: N444KC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N444KC) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,786 total, 22 in this make and model, 114 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951017041099I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: STUDENT PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A CROSS-WIND LANDING. AT APPROXIMATELY 10 FEET ABOVE THE RUNWAY, THE INSTRUCTOR ATTEMPTED TO TAKE CONTROL OF THIS AIRCRAFT TO CORRECT A DRIFT THAT THE STUDENT WAS NOT CORRECTING. AS THE INSTRUCTOR WAS TAKING THE CONTROLS, THE STUDENT PILOT SUDDENLY TOOK OUT THE RIGHT RUDDER HE WAS USING FOR THE CROSS-WIND, AND APPLIED LEFT RUDDER. THE AIRCRAFT YAWED TO THE LEFT, AND TOUCHED DOWN ON THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR. AS THE AIRCRAFT SWERVED BACK TO THE RIGHT, THE STUDENT PILOT LOCKED UP THE BRAKES CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO ENTER A SKID. THE INSTRUCTOR WAS UNABLE TO OVERCOME THE CONTROL INPUTS OF THE STUDENT, AND THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A TAXIWAY SIGN, AND CAME TO A STOP ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.

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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