# Accident 19960717017969A: Piper PA28180, Batesville, AR, July 17, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 1996, 12:20 local time
- Place: Batesville, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.3295° N, 92.3693° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3295&lon=-92.3693&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55369, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55369-2000-10-31) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW96LA309](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA309) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960717017969A

## Narrative

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

OVERSHOT THE RUNWAY AND STRUCK TREES ON NORTH END OF RUNWAY. (-23) ON JULY 17, 1996, AT APPROXIMATELY 1220 PM CDT, A PIPER, PA-28-180, N55369 REGISTERED TO THE PILOT AND HIS SPOUSE, LANDED AT A PRIVATE AIRPORT (PROMISE LAND AIRPORT) LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 4 NAUTICAL MILES NORTHWEST OF THE BAXTER COUNTY REGIONAL AIRPORT AT MOUNTAIN HOME, ARKANSAS. AFTER TOUCHDOWN, AIRMAN WAS UNABLE TO STOP AIRCRAFT WITHIN THE RUNWAY BOUNDARY AND THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED WITH SMALL TREES ON NORTH END OF RWY CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO AIRPLANE. THE PILOT WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF AIRCRAFT AND WAS NOT INJURED. THE AIRPLANE HAD DEPARTED AUGUSTA, KANSAS (3AU) APPROXIMATELY 2 HOURS EARLIER ON A VFR FLIGHT PLAN.

## 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 FTW96LA309](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA309), Jul 17, 1996: Piper PA-28-180 (N55369), Mountain Home, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to compensate for the tailwind and attain the proper touch down point. The tailwind was a related factor.

## Other reports on N55369 (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19980613023649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980613023649A), Jun 13, 1998: Piper PA28180 (N55369), Destin, FL, Substantial damage. Accident ahead on runway. Began go around. Collided with trees on climbout.(.4)on June 13, 1998, at 1330 central daylight time, a Piper PA-28-180, N55369,…
- [Accident 19850326071469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850326071469A), Mar 26, 1985: Piper PA28180 (N55369), Clearfield, PA, Substantial damage. Aircraft misaligned with runway on final. Veered off side of runway after landing and ran into a ditch.

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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