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FAA accident report · Piper PA-28R-180 · Blackwell, OK · July 13, 2004

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Date
July 13, 2004 · 12:00 local
Place
Blackwell, OK
Airport
Blackwell-Tonkawa Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4634J
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW04LA191
Reported as
Piper PA28R180
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,200 total
N4634JRegistration cancelled Jan 23, 2018 · Piper PA-28R-180S/N 28R-30522 · Built 1968Airframe modelPiper PA-28R-180Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) The owner, john holden recently purchased aircraft N4634J, a Piper PA-28R180. On 07-13-2004 Mr. Holden was receiving dual flight instruction from a CFI, Mr. Aaron cowger. Mr. Holden and with Mr. Cowger (CFI) departed kpnc at 11:30 CDT, and after some maneuvers, the CFI asked Mr. Holden to make a landing at 403. After a missed approach at 403, and go around, Mr. Holden performed a second approach on runway 17, after touchdown the brakes were applied, and the aircraft began to veer to the left of the runway, and the right rudder was applied. At this time, Mr. Holden stated that the aircraft continued to veer left. When the left main gear dropped off of the runway into the grass and it appeared that the aircraft would contact a taxiway sign, the CFI instructed Mr. Holden to push full throttle and takeoff in an attempt to miss the sign. Full throttle was applied and as the aircraft lifted off of the ground, the left main gear struck the taxiway sign. At this time, the CFI took full control of the aircraft, and climbed to 2000 feet. The left gear light was not on, the right landing gear and nose gear were on. The CFI elected to do a gear down emergency landing. Mr. Holden stated that on final approach, the CFI instructed him to kill the engine. The runway approach was made, the aircraft landed on the right main and the nose gear. As the airspeed bled off the left wing dropped onto the runway surface. The aircraft skidded and then veered off of the runway onto the grass. After the aircraft skidded through a small ravine, the nose gear collapsed and the aircraft came to a stop.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE OWNER, JOHN HOLDEN RECENTLY PURCHASED AIRCRAFT N4634J, A PIPER PA-28R180. ON 07-13-2004 MR. HOLDEN WAS RECEIVING DUAL FLIGHT INSTRUCTION FROM A CFI, MR. AARON COWGER. MR. HOLDEN AND WITH MR. COWGER (CFI) DEPARTED KPNC AT 11:30 CDT, AND AFTER SOME MANEUVERS, THE CFI ASKED MR. HOLDEN TO MAKE A LANDING AT 403. AFTER A MISSED APPROACH AT 403, AND GO AROUND, MR. HOLDEN PERFORMED A SECOND APPROACH ON RUNWAY 17, AFTER TOUCHDOWN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, AND THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO VEER TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY, AND THE RIGHT RUDDER WAS APPLIED. AT THIS TIME, MR. HOLDEN STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO VEER LEFT. WHEN THE LEFT MAIN GEAR DROPPED OFF OF THE RUNWAY INTO THE GRASS AND IT APPEARED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WOULD CONTACT A TAXIWAY SIGN, THE CFI INSTRUCTED MR. HOLDEN TO PUSH FULL THROTTLE AND TAKEOFF IN AN ATTEMPT TO MISS THE SIGN. FULL THROTTLE WAS APPLIED AND AS THE AIRCRAFT LIFTED OFF OF THE GROUND, THE LEFT MAIN GEAR STRUCK THE TAXIWAY SIGN. AT THIS TIME, THE CFI TOOK FULL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT, AND CLIMBED TO 2000 FEET. THE LEFT GEAR LIGHT WAS NOT ON, THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR AND NOSE GEAR WERE ON. THE CFI ELECTED TO DO A GEAR DOWN EMERGENCY LANDING. MR. HOLDEN STATED THAT ON FINAL APPROACH, THE CFI INSTRUCTED HIM TO KILL THE ENGINE. THE RUNWAY APPROACH WAS MADE, THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON THE RIGHT MAIN AND THE NOSE GEAR. AS THE AIRSPEED BLED OFF THE LEFT WING DROPPED ONTO THE RUNWAY SURFACE. THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED AND THEN VEERED OFF OF THE RUNWAY ONTO THE GRASS. AFTER THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED THROUGH A SMALL RAVINE, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB FTW04LA191Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBlackwell, OKThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control and the instructor's inadequate supervision by his delay in taking corrective action during the landing roll.Jul 13, 2004 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N4634J · 2

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

Incident 19991127035199ILevel Off Touchdown · Augusta, KS(-23) Upon touchdown the pilot allowed the aircraft to drift toward the edge of the runway and attempted to lift off again by increasing the pitch. The aircraft lifted off and stalled contacting the runway in a right bank, stroking the right landing gear and…Nov 27, 1999 · Minor damageAccident 19840617026609ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Fair Oaks, CABrakes malfunctioned during landing and pilot deliberately ground looped airplane to stop.Jun 17, 1984 · Substantial damage