# Accident 20041126034919A: Piper PA28180, Appomattox, VA, November 26, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 26, 2004, 13:30 local time
- Place: Appomattox, VA
- Airport: Highview Farms Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2511° N, 78.8347° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2511&lon=-78.8347&mi=10
- Aircraft: N33061, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N33061) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,700 total, 1,200 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC05CA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC05CA023) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041126034919A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRMAN STATES HE WAS LANDING TO NORTHWEST ON A GRASS STRIP, AS HE HAD DONE MANY TIMES BEFORE. ALTHOUGH THE WIND WAS LIGHT AND VARIABLE, HE FELT THE AIRCRAFT SINK AS IF IN A WINDSHEAR. THE AIRMAN FAILED TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED ON FINAL APPROACH. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE GROUND SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. THE LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE LEFT WING RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT WAS THE ONLY PERSON ON BOARD. HE WAS NOT INJURED.

## 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 NYC05CA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC05CA023), Nov 26, 2004: Piper PA-28-180 (N33061), Appomattox, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's misjudgment of distance and altitude.

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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