# Accident 19990510004939A: Piper PA28140, Rock Hill, SC, May 10, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 10, 1999, 15:40 local time
- Place: Rock Hill, SC
- Airport: Rock Hill/York Co/Bryant Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9302° N, 81.0196° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9302&lon=-81.0196&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7173R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7173R-2000-11-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 50 total, 3 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA99LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA153) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990510004939A

## Narrative

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

(TTY) STUDENT PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE ACFT ON LANDING, AND THE ACFT WENT INTO A DITCH, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (.4) AFTER LANDING THE AIRPLANE STARTED TO DRIFT TO THE RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED THE RUNWAY, AND COLLIDED WITH A DITCH THAT RAN PARALLEL TO THE RUNWAY.  ACCORDING TO THE PILOT THIS WAS HIS FIRST SOLO LANDING. THE STUDENT PILOT HAD A TOTAL OF 50 HOURS FLYING TIME, AND 6.4 HOUR IN THIS KIND OF AIRPLANE.       (-23)ON MAY 1, 1999, ^PRIVACY DATA OM^ WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 02 AT ROCK HILL, SC.  DURING THE ROLLOUT, THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED TO THE RIGHT AND WAS NOT CORRECTED BY THE PILOT.  THE RESULTED IN THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTING THE RUNWAY TO THE RIGHT AND STOPPING IN A DITCH THAT RAN PARALLEL TO THE RUNWAY.

## 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 MIA99LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA153), May 10, 1999: Piper PA-28-140 (N7173R), Rock Hill, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control. Related factors were the crosswind and the pilot's lack of experience.

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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