# Accident 19980723029739A: Piper PA28140, Carthage, NC, July 23, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 23, 1998, 17:15 local time
- Place: Carthage, NC
- Airport: Gilliam Mcconnell
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.3393° N, 79.4108° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3393&lon=-79.4108&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4212J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4212J-2002-01-09) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 95 total, 6 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA98LA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98LA208) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980723029739A

## Narrative

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

(.4) THE FLIGHT DEPARTED, PERFORMED AIRWORK AND 1 TOUCH-AND-GO LANDING AT A NEARBY AIRPORT, THEN RETURNED TO THE ORIGINAL DEPARTURE AIRPORT. THE PILOT OVERFLEW THE AIRPORT, OBSERVED THE WINDSOCK, THEN ENTERED THE TRAFFIC PATTERN TO LAND ON RUNWAY 31. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT AFTER TOUCHDOWN ON THE 2 ,538-FOOT LONG RUNWAY WITH THE FLAPS FULLY EXTENDED, HE LIGHTLY APPLIED THE BRAKES, WHICH FELT MUSHY. HE THEN MANEUVERED THE AIRPLANE ONTO GRASS TO HELP SLOW THE AIRPLANE BUT THIS WAS NOT EFFECTIVE. HE MANEUVERED THE AIRPLANEONTO THE RUNWAY AND WITH OBSTRUCTIONS AHEAD, FORCEFULLY APPLIED RIGHT BRAKE WHICH CAUSED THE AIRPLANE TO VEER TO THE RIGHT. THE AIRPLANE TRAVELED OFF THE RUNWAY AND CAME TO REST WITH NOSE AND LEFT MAIN LANDING GEARS COLLAPSED. EXAMINATION OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM BY THE FAA REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF PREIMPACT FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION. A WEATHER OBSERVATION TAKEN AT AN AIRPORT 6 MILES AWAY INDICATES IN PART THAT THE WIND WAS FROM 230 DEGREES AT 14 KNOTS. (-23) PILOT LANDED TOO LONG AND FAST, AND WAS UNABLE TO STOP AIRCRAFT ON RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT SKIDDED OFF RUNWAY WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 MIA98LA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98LA208), Jul 23, 1998: Piper PA-28-140 (N4212J), Carthage, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the airport resulting in the collapse of the nose and left main landing gears.

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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