# Accident 19960629019889A: Piper PA28180, Tulsa, OK, June 29, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 29, 1996, 08:55 local time
- Place: Tulsa, OK
- Airport: Richard Lloyd Jones Jr Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1001° N, 95.8900° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1001&lon=-95.8900&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7859W (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 43 total, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW96LA283](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA283) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960629019889A

## Narrative

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

LANDED HARD. COLLAPSED NOSE GEAR. VEERED OFF RUNWAY. STRUCK OBJECT TRYING TO REGAIN CONTROL. DAMAGED WING SPAR. (-23) THE STUDENT PILOT WAS MAKING A TOUCH AND GO LANDING ON RUNWAY 19R. ON TOUCHDOWN THE NOSE STRUT COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT, AND WENT OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING.

## 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 FTW96LA283](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA283), Jun 29, 1996: Piper PA-28-180 (N7859W), Tulsa, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's improper flare during the landing, which resulted in a collapsed nose gear, ground swerve, and collision with an object.

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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