# Accident 20000204008519A: Piper PA28R200, Fayette, AL, February 4, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 4, 2000, 10:50 local time
- Place: Fayette, AL
- Airport: Richard Arthur Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6891° N, 87.8298° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6891&lon=-87.8298&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8924T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8924T-2009-04-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 185 total, 67 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA00LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA081) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000204008519A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PLEASURE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM FAYETTE RICHARD ARTHUR FIELD (M95), FAYETTE, AL. AND WAS TO TERMINATE APPROX. 30 MINUTES LATER. PILOT STATED THAT APPROACH WAS TO THE NORTH WITH A PLANNED LANDING ON RUNWAY 360. PILOT FURTHER STATED THAT WINDS REPORTED TO HIM WERE 280 AT SIX KNOTS. HE STATED THAT A/C WAS APPROX. 1/3 THE DISTANCE DOWN THE RUNWAY, GEAR DOWN AND FLAPS SET FOR LANDING. HE FURTHER STATED THAT THE A/C FELT SLUGGISH ON DEPARTURE AND LANDING. JUST PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN THE PILOT STATED THAT A GUST OF WIND BLEW THE A/C TO THE RIGHT OF RUNWAY. THE A/C WHEELS CONTACTED THE RIGHT EDGE OF THE RUNWAY AND GRASS. THE PILOT FELT THAT HE WAS STILL AIRBORNE AND INITIATED A GO-AROUND, TIRE SKID MARKS ON THE RUNWAY INDICATED THAT THE A/C VEERED TO THE NW. THE A/C CONTINUED TO FLY NW FOR APPROX. 1/2 MILE, THE PILOT STATED HE WAS UNABLE TO GAIN ALTITUDE TO CLEAR POWER LINES IN THE FLIGHT PATH AND CHOPPED ENGINE POWER TO PREVENT A COLLISION. (.4)ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, AT THE POINT OF FLARE DURING HIS LA NDING HE EXPERIENCED WIND FORCES THAT DISPLACED THE AIRPLANE SIDEWARD TOWARD THE RUNWAY'S RIGHT EDGE AND COUNTERCLOCKWISE, NOSE INTO THE WIND. HE INITIATED A GO-                         AROUND, BUT DID NOT ACHIEVE A CLIMB, AND COLLIDED WITH THE AIRPORT'S PERIMETER FENCE AND A UTILITY POLE. THE PILOT REPORTED THE MISHAP WAS NOT A RESULT OF ANY MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION.

## 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 MIA00LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA081), Feb 4, 2000: Piper PA-28R-200 (N8924T), Fayette, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional and altitude control of the airplane during a ago-around maneuver, resulting in collision with a fence and utility pole.

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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