# Accident 20010930029269A: Piper PA28151, Melbourne, FL, September 30, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 2001, 13:00 local time
- Place: Melbourne, FL
- Airport: Melbourne Regional
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.0803° N, 80.5996° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0803&lon=-80.5996&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5447F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5447F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-151 (registry code 7102805, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28151
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA01LA234](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01LA234) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010930029269A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 30, 2001, AT 1700 HOURS GMT, A PIPER, PA-28-151, N5447F, CRASHED AFTER LANDING ON RUNWAY 9L AT THE MELBOURNE AIRPORT IN MELBOURNE, FLORIDA. THE PILOT STATED THAT SHORTLY AFTER LANDING, A GUST OF WIND PUSHED THE AIRCRAFT OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY 9L. THE PILOT FURTHER STATED THAT, WHEN HE WAS UNABLE TO STRAIGHTEN UP THE AIRCRAFT, HE ADDED POWER AND ATTEMPTED TO GO-AROUND. THE AIRCRAFT CROSSED A DITCH AND STRUCK A SMALL PINE TREE APPROXIMATELY 4 TO 5 FEET OFF THE GROUND COMING TO REST JUST ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE PINE TREE IN A THICKET OF PALMETTOS, APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET FROM THE RUNWAY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE EMPENNAGE WAS BUCKLED TO THE RIGHT AT THE STABILATOR ATTACH POINT. THE STABILATOR SHOWED IMPACT DAMAGE ON ITS LEFT LEADING EDGE INBOARD SIDE. THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS TORN OUT FROM UNDER THE LEFT WING. THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND WAS UNDER THE AIRCRAFT. THE FIREWALL WAS BUCKLED AT THE BOTTOM. BOTH PROPELLER BLADES WERE BENT FORWARD SLIGHTLY. THE LEFT WING SHOWED IMPACT DAMAGE TO THE OUTBOARD WING TIP AND LEADING EDGE. IN THE CABIN OF THE AIRCRAFT IT WAS FOUND THAT THE THROTTLE AND MIXTURE WERE IN THE FORWARD POSITION. THE MAGNETO SWITCH WAS IN THE OFF POSITION. THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS FOUND IN THE OFF POSITION. THE RUDDER AND STABLILATOR TRIM SETTINGS WERE BOTH FOUND IN THE NEUTRAL POSITION. FLIGHT CONTROL CONTINUITY WAS ESTABLISHED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED TO THE OWNER FOR REMOVAL.

## 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 MIA01LA234](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01LA234), Sep 30, 2001: Piper PA-28-151 (N5447F), Melbourne, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the aircraft during the landing rollout while landing in gusty crosswind conditions, which resulted in a ground swerve, and the aircraft exiting…

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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