# Accident 19980720016219A: Piper PA28161, Whitefield, NH, July 20, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 1998, 16:15 local time
- Place: Whitefield, NH
- Airport: Mount Washington Regional Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.3676° N, 71.5458° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MOUNT WASHINGTON RGNL (HIE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3676&lon=-71.5458&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8182A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8182A-1999-02-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,262 total, 1,778 in this make and model, 63 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC98LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC98LA148) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980720016219A

## Narrative

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

(NO RMKS. FROM TTY) (FROM .4) AT THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT, THE CFI TESTED THE BRAKES, TAXIED TO THE ACTIVE RUNWAY, AND DEPARTED.  WHILE EN ROUTE THE CFI WAS ASSIGNED 8,000 FEET MSL AS A FINAL ALTITUDE.  THE CFI MAINTAINED 8,000 UNTIL STARTING HER DECENT INTO THE TERMINAL AREA WHERE SHE WAS CLEARED FOR THE LOCALIZER 10 APPROACH.  BECAUSE THERE WAS APPROX. A 1/4 INCH OF WATER STANDING ON THE RUNWAY AND WINDS 300 DEGREES AT 15 KNOTS GUSTING TO 20 KNOTS, THE CFI ELECTED TO FLY THE APPROACH AND LAND THE AIRPLANE HERSELF.  THE AIRPLANE TOUCHDOWN ON THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE, APPROX. 1/3 OF THE WAY DOWN THE RUNWAY.  THE PILOT APPLIED THE BRAKES, BUT THEY HAD NO EFFECT, AND DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WAS MARGINAL.  THE AIRPLANE THEN DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.                                                                  (-23) ON JULY 29, 1998, DURING A TRAINING FLIGHT FROM MHT TO H1E, DURING THE LANDING ROLL ON RUNWAY 10 HYDROPLANING WAS ENCOUNTERED ON THE WET RUNWAY AND THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE AIRPLANE. THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, BUT THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO ROLL UNTIL IT CAME TO REST AT THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY.  THE PILOT FEELS THE ACCIDENT WAS ATTRIBUTED TO "INEFFECTIVE BRAKING ACTION."

## 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 NYC98LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC98LA148), Jul 20, 1998: Piper PA-28-161 (N8182A), Whitefield, NH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The instructor pilot's failure to maintain control of the aircraft during landing roll. Contributing factors were the instructor pilot's improper in-flight decision, tailwind and gusty conditions,…

## Other reports on N8182A (2)

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

- [Incident 19920108002709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920108002709I), Jan 8, 1992: Piper PA28161 (N8182A), Concord, NH, Minor damage. Student lost control of aircraft on rollout. Instructor recovered but aircraft veered into snowbank.
- [Incident 19910417019619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910417019619I), Apr 17, 1991: Piper PA28161 (N8182A), Manchester, NH. Aircraft encountered freezing rain on IFR flight. Requested return to airport. Landed without incident.

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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