# Accident 19990822021729A: Piper PA28180, Lapaz, IN, August 22, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 22, 1999, 09:30 local time
- Place: Lapaz, IN
- Airport: Sherk Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4264° N, 86.3164° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SHERK FLD (II38), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4264&lon=-86.3164&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3331R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3331R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 253 total, 177 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990822021729A

## Narrative

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

(.4) THE PILOT REPORTED THE AIRPLANE WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN DURING THE LANDING ROLL WITH THE USE OF BRAKES. HE REPORTED THAT HE DID NO RETRACT THE FLAPS AND THE GRASS WAS WET FROM THE PREVIOUS NIGHT'S RAIN. HE REPORTED HE INITIATED A TURN TO THE RIGHT INTO LONGER GRASS AND WAS STARTING TO MAKE A 180 DEGREE TURN WHEN THE AIRPLANE CONTACTED A FENCE AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY. (-23) AT THE COMPLETION OF A 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT, CONDUCTED IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITION, THE PILOT LANDED AT A PRIVATE AIRPORT, WITH A GRASS RUNWAY APPROXIMATELY 2100 FEET IN LENGTH.  PILOT REPORTED THAT RUNWAY WAS BUMPY, AND THAT AIRPLANE WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN ON THE WET GRASS.  HE ALSO REPORTED THAT HE LATER REALIZED THAT HE LEFT THE FLAPS DOWN DURING THE LANDING.  THE AIRCRAFT TRAVELED OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND COLLIDED WITH A FENCE.  THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N3331R (5)

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

- [Accident 20220818014729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220818014729A), Aug 18, 2022: Piper PA-28-180 (N3331R), Sullivan, IN, Substantial damage. On August 18th, 2022, at 2300Z, aircraft [privacy data omitted] experienced a hard landing on runway 36 at the Sullivan County, Indiana airport (siv) resulting…
- [Accident 20160915018329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160915018329A), Sep 15, 2016: Piper PA-28-180 (N3331R), Valparaiso, IN, Substantial damage. On September 15, 2016, the pilot in command (PIC) of N3331R, a Piper cherokee, was involved in an aircraft accident at the porter county regional airport in…
- [Accident 20081229856129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081229856129A), Dec 29, 2008: Piper PA28180 (N3331R), Valparaiso, IN, Substantial damage. (-23) Propeller strike - severe, engine mount bent, nose strut piston sheared off. Right main landing gear and right wing shows signs of hard impact. Wing skin…
- [Accident 19890114000739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890114000739A), Jan 14, 1989: Piper PA28180 (N3331R), Valparaiso, IN, Substantial damage. Took off into freezing rain with no weather brief. Became concerned returned. High sink rate, stalled, folded gear.
- [Incident 19781028027549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781028027549I), Oct 28, 1978: Piper PA28/ (N3331R), Griffith, IN, Minor damage. Pilot made a hard landing in a moderate cross wind.

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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