# Accident 20030307002269A: Piper PA28180, Richfield, UT, March 7, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 7, 2003, 14:20 local time
- Place: Richfield, UT
- Airport: Richfield Municipal Aprt
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7501° N, 112.1001° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7501&lon=-112.1001&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8205W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8205W) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN03LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN03LA046) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030307002269A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WILL ISSUE AMENDMENT FOR THIS BLOCK. (-23 AMENDMENT) AFTER EXECUTING ONE MISSED APPROACH BECAUSE OF CROSSWIND CONDITIONS, PILOT LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT ON LANDING. AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY INTO SOFT DIRT SHOULDER AND CAME TO REST INVERTED. PILOT SUSTAINED A MINOR CUT TO HIS FOREHEAD AND A SMALL CUT TO HIS RIGHT FOREARM. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 DEN03LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN03LA046), Mar 7, 2003: Piper PA-28-180 (N8205W), Richfield, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during landing roll resulting in a ground loop/swerve and subsequent nose over. A contributing factor was the gusty wind conditions.

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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