# Accident 20030621029009A: Piper PA32R301T, Mansfield, OH, June 21, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 21, 2003, 13:35 local time
- Place: Mansfield, OH
- Airport: Mansfield Lahm Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8244° N, 82.5164° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8244&lon=-82.5164&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9298D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9298D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-301T (registry code 7103220, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-301t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R301T
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540*
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 327 total, 123 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD03CA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD03CA059) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030621029009A

## Narrative

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

(-23) IN A WRITTEN STATEMENT, THE PILOT SAID THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON THE FIRST THIRD OF THE RUNWAY, AT AN AIRSPEED OF 90 KNOTS, WHILE MAINTAINING THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE. DURING THE LANDING FLARE, A WIND GUST TURNED THE AIRPLANE APPROXIMATELY 10 DEGREES TO THE LEFT. THE AIRPLANE TURNED TO THE LEFT, WENT OFF THE RUNWAY INTO THE GRASS, STRUCK RUNWAY LIGHTS AND SIGNS, THEN TURNED BACK ONTO THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT SAID THE LANDING WAS BUMPY, BUT WAS UNAWARE HE HAD STRUCK ANYTHING UNTIL HE WAS PARKED AT A HANGER.

## 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 IAD03CA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD03CA059), Jun 21, 2003: Piper Saratoga II TC PA32- (N9298D), Mansfield, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions and his failure to maintain directional control during the landing. A 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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