# Accident 20000220023479A: Piper PA32300, Nashville, TN, February 20, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 20, 2000, 14:51 local time
- Place: Nashville, TN
- Airport: Nashville International Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1105° N, 86.6597° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1105&lon=-86.6597&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2233L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2233L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1G5
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 124 total, 13 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL00LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL00LA028) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000220023479A

## Narrative

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

(.4)ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, IMMEDIATELY AFTER TOUCHDOWN OF THE NOSE LANDING GEAR, THE AIRPLANE VEERED HARD LEFT. HE SAID HE ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT DIRECTIONAL CONTROL BY APPLYING RIGHT RUDDER BUT THE AIRPLANE ROLLED OFF THE RUNWAY SURFACE AND COLLIDED WITH A DITCH. ACCORDING TO THE FAA INSPECTOR AT THE SCENE, AN EXAMINATION OF THE AIRFRAME FAILED TO DISCLOSE ANY MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS OR COMPONENT FAILURES. (-23)(PILOT'S STATEMENT)TOUCHED DOWN FOR LANDING ON RUNWAY 2R.  SPEED 60 KNOTS ON CENTERLINE AT APPROACH END OF RUNWAY.  IMMEDIATELY AFTER TOUCHDOWN OF NOSE GEAR AIRCRAFT VEERED HARD LEFT.  TRIED TO CORRECT USING RIGHT RUDDER BUT AIRCRAFT CONTINUED LEFT INTO  GRASS OFF LEFT HAND SIDE OF RUNWAY, WAS ABLE TO SLOW AIRCRAFT BUT NOT BEFORE ENTERING DRAFINAGE CANAL WHICH PARALLED LENGTH OF 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 ATL00LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL00LA028), Feb 20, 2000: Piper PA-32-300 (N2233L), Nashville, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.

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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