# Accident 20020128004389A: Piper PA28180, Berryville, AR, January 28, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 28, 2002, 17:40 local time
- Place: Berryville, AR
- Airport: Carroll County Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.3826° N, 93.6205° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3826&lon=-93.6205&mi=10
- Aircraft: N32194, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N32194) (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
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW02LA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA075) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020128004389A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JANUARY 28, 2002, AT OR ABOUT 17:40 CST, A PIPER PA-28-180, N32194, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHILE LANDING AT THE CARROL COUNTY AIRPORT, BERRYVILLE, ARKANSAS. THE STUDENT PILOT, WHO WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRPLANE WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO RIGHT AND LEFT LEADING EDGES INBOARD AND OUTBOARD RESULTING IN AFT AND POSSIBLE FWD SPAR DAMAGE TO BOTH WINGS. THE PROPELLER BLADES WERE DAMAGED AND CURVED BACK ABOUT 4 INCHES AFTER IT STRUCK ACTIVE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED AN APPROACH LIGHT ON THE RIGHT CENTER WING LEADING EDGE. THE TAIL SECTION SUSTAINED NO DAMAGE TO THE VERTICAL, RUDDER, HORIZONTAL AND TRIM SYSTEM. THE NOSE GEAR SUSTAINED DAMAGE BY BENDING BACK THE STRUT WHICH CAUSED A DECREASE IN PROP CLEARANCE TO THE GROUND. THE ENGINE MOUNT WAS ALSO DAMAGED. THE WINDSHIELD AND SURROUNDING SIDE WINDOWS SUSTAINED NO VISIBLE DAMAGE DESPITE EVIDENCE OF CEDAR TREES STRIKING THE FRONT WINDSHIELD. MINOR DAMAGE WAS FOUND TO UNDERCARRIAGE AND LOWER ENGINE COWL. MAINTENANCE RECORDS WERE REVIEWED AND FOUND SATISFACTORY. NO POST FIRE OR FUEL LEAKAGE. FUEL ON BOARD WAS ADEQUATE.

## 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 FTW02LA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA075), Jan 28, 2002: Piper PA-28 (N32194), Berryville, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in a hard landing. A contributing factor was the sunglare.

## Other reports on N32194 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19990408003229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990408003229A), Apr 8, 1999: Piper PA28180 (N32194), North Platte, NE, Substantial damage. Acft encountered a strong gust of wind on landing, and it went off the rwy and struck the left wingtip. (-23)on April 8, 1999, approximately 1755 CDT, Piper…

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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