# Accident 20031221033669A: Piper PA28R200, Mountain Grove, MD, December 21, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 21, 2003, 16:00 local time
- Place: Mountain Grove, MD
- Airport: Mountain Grove Memorial Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.1208° N, 92.3111° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1208&lon=-92.3111&mi=10
- Aircraft: N56598, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N56598) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 275 total, 24 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI04LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04LA048) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031221033669A

## Narrative

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

(-23) SCENE PHOTOGRAPHS AND A WITNESS STATEMENT INDICATE THAT THE LEFT MAIN TIRE PRODUCED INTERMITTENT SKID MARKS TOTALLING APPROXIMATELY 275 FEET IN LENGTH DURING LANDING ROLL-OUT. THE SKID MARK PATTERN CHANGED AS THE TIRE'S CORD WAS COMPROMISED AND THE TIRE BEGAN TO DEFLATE. THE PIC WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, AND THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT AND OFF THE RUNWAY. A RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR TIRE SKID MARK, APPROXIMATELY 225 FEET IN LENGTH, WAS EVIDENT AT THE POINT WHERE THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO VEER LEFT. THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED A SHALLOW DRAINAGE DITCH THAT FORCED THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLY UP AND AFT, DISTORTING THE UPPER LEFT WING SURFACE. A POST-ACCIDENT EXAMINATION OF THE LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLIES BY A LOCAL A & P WITH INSPECTION AUTHORIZATION (IA) REVEALED NO ABNORMALITIES OTHER THAN THE ACCIDENT DAMAGE. DURING AN INTERVIEW WITH THE PILOT, HE COULD NOT RECALL DETECTING THE LANDING GEAR TIRES SKIDDING.

## 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 CHI04LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04LA048), Dec 21, 2003: Piper PA-28R-200 (N56598), Mountain Grove, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: Improper use of the brakes during landing by the pilot, resulting in failure of the left main landing gear tire and a loss of directional control. Contributing factors were the failure of the main…

## Other reports on N56598 (1)

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

- [Incident 19900715035819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900715035819I), Jul 15, 1990: Piper PA28R200 (N56598), Leavenworth, KS. Lost oil pressure. Precautionary landing in a field. Oil line from accessory case to oil cooler had failed.

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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