# Accident 20040202000559A: Piper PA28235, Knox City, TX, February 2, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 2, 2004, 16:15 local time
- Place: Knox City, TX
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4289° N, 99.8864° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4289&lon=-99.8864&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8936W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8936W-2011-05-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-235 (registry code 7102810, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28235
- Reported engine: LYC O540*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 194 total, 194 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW04LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04LA070) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040202000559A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON FEBRUARY 2, 2004, AT APPROXIMATELY 1615 HOURS CST, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON A PRIVATELY OWNED FIELD 7 MILES SOUTH OF KNOX CITY, TEXAS, ON COUNTY ROAD 2279, A PIPER PA 28-235 AIRCRAFT, N8936W, BEGAN TO VEER LEFT ON TOUCHDOWN. PILOT APPLIED HARD RUDDER WITH NO EFFECT. THE RIGHT WING TIP TOUCHED DIRT CAUSING THE NOSE GEAR TO COLLAPSE, AND THE ROTATING PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND CAUSING NOSE DOWN EFFECT. THE AIRCRAFT TIPPED LEFT, INBEDDING THE LEFT WING TIP INTO THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT HALTED AND SETTLED IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION. THE LEFT WING RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, SEPARATING FROM FUSELAGE AT THE FORWARD POINT AND BENDING THE AFT SPAR INTO THE FUSELAGE.

## 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 FTW04LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04LA070), Feb 2, 2004: Piper PA-28-235 (N8936W), Knox City, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's attempt to land on terrain not suitable for landing. A contributing factor was the soft terrain.

## Other reports on N8936W (1)

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

- [Incident 19920508014109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920508014109I), May 8, 1992: Piper PA28235 (N8936W), Shelbyville, IL, Minor damage. Engine quit in flight. Off airport landing. Left magneto was intermittent and coil in right magneto was cracked.

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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