# Accident 19960324004839A: Piper PA28180, Carrollton, OH, March 24, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 24, 1996, 12:00 local time
- Place: Carrollton, OH
- Airport: Carroll County-Tolson Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5699° N, 81.0894° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5699&lon=-81.0894&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7452W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7452W-1997-01-09) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 80 total, 58 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI96FA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96FA117) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960324004839A

## Narrative

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

TRIED TO LAND DOWNWIND BUT BEGAN A GO AROUND MADE VERTICAL BANK AND FELL THRU HANGAR ROOF EXITED. BURNED. (-23) AIRCRAFT ATTEMPTED A TOUCH AND GO LANDING ON RUNWAY 07 AT CARROLL COUNTY AIRPORT. DURING CLIMB OUT AIRCRAFT MADE LEFT TURN TO THE NORTH AND STRUCK THE ROOF OF A HANGAR. THE AIRCRAFT BROKE THROUGH THE ROOF, BURST INTO FLAMES AND BROKE THROUGH THE AFT WALL OF THE HANGAR. THE PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES.

## 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 CHI96FA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96FA117), Mar 24, 1996: Piper PA-28-180 (N7452W), Carrollton, OH, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind condition, his failure to maintain directional control, and his failure not raise the landing flaps during the go-around. The crosswind was 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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