# Accident 20041025025069A: Piper PA28180, Abilene, TX, October 25, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 25, 2004, 22:02 local time
- Place: Abilene, TX
- Airport: Abilene Regional Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4111° N, 99.6817° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4111&lon=-99.6817&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9284J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9284J-2018-03-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 115 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW05CA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05CA011) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041025025069A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON OCTOBER 25, 2004, AT APPROXIMATELY 2202 CDT LOCAL TIME, THE PILOT OF N9284J, PA28-180 AIRCRAFT, LOST CONTROL AFTER LANDING, DEPARTED THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT AND STRUCK A SIGN. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR PASSENGER. THERE WAS NO FLIGHT PLAN FILED ON THE 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT. PREVAILING IMC WEATHER CONDITIONS REPORTING, 6 SM VISIBILITY, THUNDERSTORM AND RAIN-SHOWERS (TSRA), MIST AND BROKEN CLOUDS AT 900 FT. AND OVERCAST AT 4600 FT. (BR, BKN009, OVC046) TEMPERATURE 19 CELSIUS (C), DEWPOINT 17 C (19/17), ALTIMETER SETTING AT 2996.

## 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 DFW05CA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05CA011), Oct 26, 2004: Piper PA-28 (N9284J), Abilene, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll. Contributing factors were the wet runway surface and rain.

## Other reports on N9284J (1)

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

- [Accident 19730130003431A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730130003431A), Jan 30, 1973: Piper PA28180 (N9284J), Farmingdale, NJ, Substantial damage. IAS low on tkof. Plt un dtrm actual airspeed,lndd fast,too close behind N1835J.IAS error cause unkn

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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