# Accident 20040713021999A: Piper PA28R180, Blackwell, OK, July 13, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 13, 2004, 12:00 local time
- Place: Blackwell, OK
- Airport: Blackwell-Tonkawa Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.7450° N, 97.3494° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7450&lon=-97.3494&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4634J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4634J-2018-01-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-180 (registry code 7102809, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R180
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,200 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW04LA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04LA191) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040713021999A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 FTW04LA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04LA191), Jul 13, 2004: Piper PA-28R-180 (N4634J), Blackwell, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control and the instructor's inadequate supervision by his delay in taking corrective action during the landing roll.

## Other reports on N4634J (2)

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

- [Incident 19991127035199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991127035199I), Nov 27, 1999: Piper PA28R180 (N4634J), Augusta, KS, Minor damage. (-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…
- [Accident 19840617026609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840617026609A), Jun 17, 1984: Piper PA28R180 (N4634J), Fair Oaks, CA, Substantial damage. Brakes malfunctioned during landing and pilot deliberately ground looped airplane to stop.

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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