# Accident 20030109031109A: Piper PA28R200, Roanoke, TX, January 9, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 9, 2003, 10:00 local time
- Place: Roanoke, TX
- Airport: Northwest Regional Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.0497° N, 97.2322° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0497&lon=-97.2322&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2981R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2981R-2012-09-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,200 total, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW03LA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03LA207) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030109031109A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JANUARY 9, 2003, ABOUT 1000 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A PIPER PA-24R-200 SINGLE ENGINE AIRCRAFT, N2981R, SUSTAINED DAMAGE WHEN IT IMPACTED THE RUNWAY WHILE LANDING AT NORTH WEST REGIONAL AIRPORT (52F) NEAR ROANOKE, TEXAS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REGISTERED TO A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL AND OPERATED BY MARCAIR AVIATION INC. OF ROANOKE, TEXAS. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND PILOT RECEIVING INSTRUCTION WERE NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED FOR THE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATION PART 91 INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT, WHICH DEPARTED 52F APPROXIMATELY 0900. THE 9200-HOUR FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR REPORTED IN THE PILOT/OPERATOR AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT (NTSB FORM 6120.1/2) THAT ON THE PREFLIGHT INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT NO ABNORMALITIES WERE FOUND, BUT ON THE POST FLIGHT INSPECTION, A CRACK IN THE UPPER SKIN ON THE LEFT WING WAS DISCOVERED. THE OWNER OF THE AIRCRAFT REPORTED TO THE FAA THAT THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS FORCED THROUGH THE UPPER LEFT WING SKIN, AND THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR DISTORTED THE UPPER RIGHT WING SKIN. HE ALSO ADDED THAT THE NOSE GEAR, ENGINE MOUNT, AND STEERING RODS WERE BENT.

## 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 FTW03LA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03LA207), Jan 9, 2003: Piper PA-28R-200 (N2981R), Roanoke, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the main landing gear assembly and attach points for undetermined reasons.

## Other reports on N2981R (1)

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

- [Accident 20050410005119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050410005119A), Apr 10, 2005: Piper PA28R200 (N2981R), Jefferson, TX, Destroyed, 3 fatal. (-23) At approximately 1145 hours local time, Piper aircraft PA-28R-200, N2981R impacted power lines crossing a body of water locally referred to as alleys…

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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