# Accident 20010319007219A: Piper PA28RT201, Manassas, VA, March 19, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 19, 2001, 18:56 local time
- Place: Manassas, VA
- Airport: Harry P Davis Field
- Damage: No damage
- Location: 38.7136° N, 77.5075° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7136&lon=-77.5075&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2380U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2380U-2013-08-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28RT-201 (registry code 7102818, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28rt-201) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28RT201
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD01FA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD01FA038) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010319007219A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MARCH 19, 2001, ABOUT 1900 EST, A PIPER PA-28-RT201 ARROW, N2380U, WAS DESTROYED DURING A COLLISION WITH TREES AND TERRAIN WHILE ON APPROACH TO RUNWAY 34R A MANASSAS REGIONAL AIRPORT (HEF), MANASSAS, VIRGINIA. THE CERTIFICATED COMMERCIAL PILOT/OWNER WAS FATALLY INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE FLIGHT THAT ORIGINATED AT THE ST. MARY'S COUNTY AIRPORT (2W6), LEONARDTOWN, MARYLAND. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE FLIGHT CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. A REVIEW OF A PRELIMINARY AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL (ATC) TRANSCRIPT REVEALED THAT THE PILOT CONTACTED THE MANASSAS TOWER FOR LANDING INSTRUCTIONS. ACCORDING TO THE TRANSCRIPT N2380U WAS CLEARED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 34R. NO FURTHER RADIO COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PILOT. THE CONTROLLER MADE FIVE SUBSEQUENT RADIO TRANSMISSIONS TO THE AIRPLANE, AND ASKED ANOTHER PILOT TO CHECK THE RUNWAY FOR THE AIRPLANE. THE CONTROLLER RECEIVED NO RESPONSE FROM THE AIRPLANE, AND THE SEARCH OF THE RUNWAY WAS UNSUCCESSFUL.

## 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 IAD01FA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD01FA038), Mar 20, 2001: Piper PA-28-RT201 (N2380U), Manassas, VA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's spatial disorientation due to a night visual illusion. A factor was the dark night condition.

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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