# Accident 20020627015379A: Piper PA28140, Picayune, MS, June 27, 2002 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: June 27, 2002, 09:30 local time - Place: Picayune, MS - Airport: Picayune Pearl River County Ar - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 30.4872° N, 89.6511° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4872&lon=-89.6511&mi=10 - Aircraft: N6708W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6708W-2023-04-01) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140 - Reported engine: LYC O320E2A - People aboard: 1 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot certificates: Student - Pilot flight hours: 180 total, 125 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL02LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02LA133) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020627015379A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (.19) ON JUNE 27, 2002, AT 1200 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A PIPER PA-28-140, N6708W, REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY A STUDENT PILOT NOSE GEAR COLLAPSE DURING A BOUNCED LANDING AT PICAYUNE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, IN PICAYUNE, MISSISSIPPI. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 WITH NO FLIGHT PLAN FILED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, AND THE STUDENT PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE LOCAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM PICAYUNE, MISSISSIPPI, AT 1130. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS CONDUCTING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS. DURING THE ACCIDENT LANDING, THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN SHORT OF THE RUNWAY AND BOUNCED SEVERAL TIMES. THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRPLANE VEERED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY SURFACE. THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST ON THE GRASS ADJACENT TO THE RUNWAY. NO PRIOR FLIGHT CONTROL OR MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WERE REPORTED DURING THE FLIGHT. (-23) STUDENT PILOT ATTEMPTING TO LAND, LANDED SHORT, BOUNCED, COLLAPSED NOSE GEAR. DAMAGED AIRCRAFT. NO ACTION IS PLANNED. (.4) ON JUNE 27, 2002, AT 1200 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A PIPER PA-28-140, N6 708W, REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY A STUDENT PILOT NOSE GEAR COLLAPSE DURING A BOUNCED LANDING AT PICAYUNE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, IN PICAYUNE, MISSISSIPPI. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 WITH NO FLIGHT PLAN FILED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, AND THE STUDENT PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE LOCAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM PICAYUNE, MISSISSIPPI, AT 1130. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS PRACTICING FLIGHT MANEUVERS WEST OF THE AIRPORT. AFTER APPROXIMATELY AN HOUR THE STUDENT PILOT RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT TO CONDUCT TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS. THE STUDENT PILOT ENTERED THE LEFT DOWNWIND FOR RUNWAY 18. WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH THE STUDENT PILOT NOTICED THE AIRPLANE WAS LOW AND TOUCHED DOWN APPROXIMATELY 10 FEET SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED SEVERAL TIMES DOWN THE RUNWAY, AND THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. THE AIRPLANE VEERED OFF APPROXIMATELY 150 FEET OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY SURFACE. THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST ON THE GRASS ADJACENT TO THE RUNWAY. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE REVEALED THAT THE FIREWALL BUCKLED, AND THE ENGINE MOUNTS WERE BROKEN. THE WHEEL STRUT WAS BROKEN.THE NOSE GEAR HAD BROKEN OFF AND SETTLED UNDER THE FUSELAGE. THE PROPELLER TIPS WERE BENT AFT, AND THE UNDERSIDE OF THE FUSELAGE WAS SCRAPED. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE REVEALED NO FLIGHT CONTROL OR MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS. ## 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 ATL02LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02LA133), Jun 27, 2002: Piper PA-28-140 (N6708W), Picayune, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudged the touch down point on the runway and collided with the ground short of the runway. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.