# Accident 20020908037579A: Piper PA28140, Titusville, PA, September 8, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 8, 2002, 18:30 local time
- Place: Titusville, PA
- Airport: Titusville Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6147° N, 79.7411° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6147&lon=-79.7411&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6947W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6947W-2005-02-23) (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: 63 total, 25 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC02LA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02LA189) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020908037579A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATED, WHILE EXECUTING A LANDING, AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY AND STOPPED APPROXIMATELY THIRTY FEET FROM RUNWAY. PILOT WAS NOT INJURED AND AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. SUBMISSION OF THIS REPORT CLOSES THIS ACCIDENT.

## 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 NYC02LA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02LA189), Sep 8, 2002: Piper PA-28-140 (N6947W), Titusville, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.

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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