# Accident 20030907023259A: Piper PA28181, Lafayette, IN, September 7, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 2003, 15:05 local time
- Place: Lafayette, IN
- Airport: Purdue University
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4123° N, 86.9369° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PURDUE UNIVERSITY (LAF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4123&lon=-86.9369&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2842D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2842D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (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 PA28181
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 105 total, 17 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030907023259A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE STUDENT PILOT DEPARTED FRANKFORT, IN ENROUTE TO LAFAYETTE, IN TO PRACTICE TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS. THE PILOT APPROACHED THE LAFAYETTE AIRPORT FROM THE NORTH AND WAS CLEARED TO ENTER A RIGHT BASE TO RUNWAY 23. THE APPROACH TO RUNWAY 23 WAS HIGH AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDING LONG. RUNWAY 23 IS 4266'. A STATEMENT FROM ONE ATC SPECIALIST INDICATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN BEYOND THE MIDPOINT OF THE RUNWAY. UPON LANDING THE AIRMAN ATTEMPTED TO SLOW THE AIRCRAFT WITH HEAVY BRAKING BEFORE EXITING THE RUNWAY. WHEN HE TRIED TO EXIT THE RUNWAY AT THE END THE AIRCRAFT SLID INTO THE GRASS AND HIT A TAXI LIGHT WITH THE LEFT WING.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N2842D (2)

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

- [Accident 20050701033969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050701033969A), Jul 1, 2005: Piper PA28181 (N2842D), Columbus, OH, Substantial damage. (-23) Accident occurred on July 1, 2005 at 23:30 hours. Office was notified on July 2, 2005 at 11:30 hours by regional control center. Pilot and two passengers…
- [Accident 19900829037149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900829037149A), Aug 29, 1990: Piper PA28181 (N2842D), Fridley, MN, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel near destination. Crashed trying to land on a railroad gravel area between tracks.

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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