# Accident 20011211036239A: Piper PA28180, La Verne, CA, December 11, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 11, 2001, 12:40 local time
- Place: La Verne, CA
- Airport: Brackett Field Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0917° N, 117.7819° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0917&lon=-117.7819&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7844W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7844W) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX02LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA046) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011211036239A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE LANDING ON RUNWAY 26 LEFT AT BRACKETT FIELD, THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT FOR LATERAL DRIFT IN THE FLARE AND SUBSEQUENTLY LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED THE RUNWAY SURFACE AND IMPACTED A RUNWAY LIGHT AND DISTANCE SIGN. THE IMPACT WITH THE SIGN CRUSHED A 3 FOOT SECTION OF THE RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE AT ABOUT MID SPAN, OUTBOARD OF THE FUEL TANK, TEARING IT FROM THE ADJACENT WING RIBS. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.

## 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 LAX02LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA046), Dec 11, 2001: Piper PA-28-180 (N7844W), La Verne, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control following his misjudged landing flare and hard touchdown.

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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