# Accident 20031101035539A: Piper PA28151, Quantico, VA, November 1, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 1, 2003, 14:00 local time
- Place: Quantico, VA
- Airport: Quantico Mcaf/Turner Field/Bas
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5017° N, 77.3053° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5017&lon=-77.3053&mi=10
- Aircraft: N41977, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N41977) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-151 (registry code 7102805, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28151
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 81 total, 6 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC04LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04LA025) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031101035539A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT LANDED AIRCRAFT AND LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. HE DEPARTED THE RUNWAY TO THE RIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST OFF THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY WITH IT'S NOSE GEAR CRUSHED INTO THE FIREWALL, AND RIGHT MAIN GEAR COMPLETELY REMOVE FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE PROPELLER DAMAGED AND THE COWLING BENT UP. PILOT STATED THE RIGHT BRAKE LOCK UP. BEING THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM THE RUNWAY AND THE ACCIDENT WAS NOT REPORTED UNTIL 11/05/2003. I INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND COULD NOT DETERMINE ANY MECHANICAL PROBLEM WITH THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 NYC04LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04LA025), Nov 1, 2003: Piper PA-28-151 (N41977), Quantico, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing. A factor was the tail wind.

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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