# Accident 20041204029979A: Piper PA28161, Holly Springs, MS, December 4, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 4, 2004, 12:20 local time
- Place: Holly Springs, MS
- Airport: Holly Springs-Marshall County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8044° N, 89.5211° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8044&lon=-89.5211&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3570J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3570J-2006-02-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 75 total, 65 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA05CA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA05CA041) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041204029979A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT BOUNCED WHILE PRACTICING SHORT FIELD LANDINGS. INITIATED GO-AROUND PROCEDURES. AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY INTO TREES. LEFT WING CAME OFF UPON IMPACT WITH TREES. NO INJURIES.

## 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 MIA05CA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA05CA041), Dec 4, 2004: Piper PA-28-161 (N3570J), Holly Springs, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the airplane while performing a go-around after a bounced landing, resulting in the on ground collision with trees.

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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