# Accident 19990529006029A: Piper PA28140, Alliance, OH, May 29, 1999 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: May 29, 1999, 15:30 local time - Place: Alliance, OH - Airport: Barber Airport - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 40.9096° N, 81.1097° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9096&lon=-81.1097&mi=10 - Aircraft: N9654W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9654W-2015-05-05) (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 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 651 total, 550 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC99LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA133) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990529006029A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. ON SHORT FINAL INTO BARBER ARPT, ENCOUNTERED WIND GUSTS AND LOST CONTROL, ACFT DROPPED ON END OF RWY. (FROM .19) ON MAY 29, 1999, ABOUT 1530 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A PIPER PA28-140, N9654W, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHILE LANDING AT THE BARBER AIRPORT (2D1), ALLIANCE, OHIO. THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED FOR THE FLIGHT THAT DEPARTED THE ROSS COUNTY AIRPORT, CHILLICOTHE, OHIO, ABOUT 1200. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. THE AIRPLANE WAS ON APPROACH TO RUNWAY 27, A 2,088 FOOT LONG, 130 FOOT WIDE, TURF RUNWAY. THE AIRPORT OWNER WITNESSED THE ACCIDENT FROM THE NORTH SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. IN TELEPHONE INTERVIEW, HE STATED THE AIRPLANE WAS ABOUT 100 TO 125 FEET FROM THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY, AND ABOUT 15 TO 20 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND, WHEN IT ROLLED TO THE RIGHT APPROX. 25 OR 30 DEGREES. THE AIRPLANE WAS STARTING TO RECOVER, WHEN IT PITCHED DOWN AND IMPACTED THE GROUND WITH IT'S NOSE GEAR, AND RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR. THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST ON THE THRESHOLD OF THE RUNWAY. EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE BY A FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION INSPECTOR D ID NOT REVEAL ANY PRE-IMPACT ABNORMALITIES OF THE AIRFRAME OR ENGINE. WINDS REPORTED AT AN AIRPORT ABOUT 16 MILES WEST OF THE ACCIDENT SITE, AT 1551, WERE FROM 270 DEGREES, AT 7 KNOTS, WITH VARIABILITY BETWEEN 230, AND 300 DEGREES. THE AIRPORT MANAGER DESCRIBED THE WEATHER CONDITIONS AT THE AIRPORT AS "BREEZY," AND ESTIMATED THAT THE WINDS AROUND THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WERE FROM 280 TO 290 DEGREES, AT 11 OR 12 KNOTS. (-23) ON 05/29/1999, AT APPROX. 1525 EDT, THE PILOT IN COMMAND ENCOUNTERED GUSTY, TURBULENT WINDS WHILE ON SHORT FINAL FOR RUNWAY 27 @ BARBER AIRPORT, 2D1, ALLIANCE, OH. DIRECTIONAL AND PITCH CONTROL WAS NOT MAINTAINED, THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND AT THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, THE PILOT IN COMMAND SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. (.4) THE AIRPLANE WAS ON APPROACH TO LAND ON RUNWAY 27. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, WHEN THE AIRPLANE WAS NEAR THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY, ABOUT 10 TO 15 FEET ABOUT THE GROUND, A GUST OF WIND LIFTED THE AIRPLANE'S LEFT WING MORE THAN 45 DEGREES. DURING RECOVERY, THE AIRPLANE STALLED, AND IMPACTED THE GROUND. WEST OF THE ACCIDENT SITE, WERE FROM 270 DEGREES, AT 7 KNOTS, WITH VARIABILITY BETW EEN 230, AND 300 DEGREES. THE AIRPORT MANAGER DESCRIBED THE WEATHER CONDITIONS AT THE AIRPORT AS 'BREEZY,' AND ESTIMATED THAT THE WINDS AROUND THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WERE FROM 280 TO 290 DEGREES, AT 11 OR 12 KNOTS. ## 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 NYC99LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA133), May 29, 1999: Piper PA28-140 (N9654W), Alliance, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed which resulted in an inadvertent stall. Factors in this accident were the crosswind conditions and wind gusts. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.