# Accident 20030514013349A: Piper PA28140, Conroe, TX, May 14, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 14, 2003, 10:15 local time
- Place: Conroe, TX
- Airport: Montgomery  County Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.3517° N, 95.4144° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3517&lon=-95.4144&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1470X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1470X-2006-06-12) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 15 total, 15 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW03LA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03LA161) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030514013349A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED AFTER TWO SUCCESSFUL TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS DURING THE FIRST SUPERVISED SOLO EVENT. ON THE THIRD AND FINAL SUPERVISED SOLO LANDING TO RWY 19, THE PILOT STATED HE THOUGHT HE FLARED TOO HIGH AND DECIDED TO MAKE A GO AROUND. THE PILOT STATED HE ADDED FULL POWER, THE RIGHT WING JERKED UPWARD AND THE AIRPLANE BEGIN HEADING 140 DEGREES. THREE TIRE MARKS ON THE GROUND INDICATED THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN APPROXIMATELY 80 YARDS TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY. THE NOSE GEAR SHEARED OFF. APPROXIMATELY 5 FEET BEYOND THE TIRE MARKS, THE PROP SPINNER AND PROP STRUCK THE GROUND AND APPROXIMATELY 25 FEET BEYOND THESE GROUND STRIKES, THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST ON THE MAIN WHEELS IN A NOSE LOW CONDITION.

## 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 FTW03LA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03LA161), May 14, 2003: Piper PA-28-140 (N1470X), Conroe, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: the student pilot's inadequate compensation for wind. A contributing factor was the gusting wind conditions.

## Other reports on N1470X (1)

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

- [Accident 19780713024892A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780713024892A), Jul 13, 1978: Piper PA28140 (N1470X), NY, Substantial damage

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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