# Accident 20040216001499A: Piper PA28161, Carroll, IA, February 16, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 16, 2004, 16:20 local time
- Place: Carroll, IA
- Airport: Arthur N Neu Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0461° N, 94.7889° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0461&lon=-94.7889&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2258M (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Pilot flight hours: 128 total, 128 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI04LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04LA068) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040216001499A

## Narrative

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

(-23) APPROACHING CARROLL, IOWA, AIRPORT FOR RUNWAY 13, AIRCRAFT TOUCHED GROUND SURFACE PRIOR TO RUNWAY CAUSING NOSE GEAR TO BREAK AWAY AND PROPELLER TO STRIKE GROUND. UNDERSHOT RUNWAY.

## 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 CHI04LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04LA068), Feb 16, 2004: Piper PA-28-161 (N2258M), Carroll, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudgment of altitude and distance, and his inadequate remedial action which resulted in the failure to attain the proper touchdown point on the runway. A factor was the snow covered…

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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