# Accident 20050701033969A: Piper PA28181, Columbus, OH, July 1, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 2005, 23:30 local time
- Place: Columbus, OH
- Airport: Ohio State University
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0797° N, 83.0731° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0797&lon=-83.0731&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2842D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2842D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (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 PA28181
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD05LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD05LA093) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050701033969A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON JULY 1, 2005 AT 23:30 HOURS. OFFICE WAS NOTIFIED ON JULY 2, 2005 AT 11:30 HOURS BY REGIONAL CONTROL CENTER. PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS WERE ABOARD N2842D, A PIPER PA-28-181, RETURNING FROM ROMEO STATE AIRPORT IN MICHIGAN. UPON RETURN, PILOT MADE AN APPROACH TO RUNWAY 9R AT KOSU. AIRCRAFT LANDED ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY WITH THE LEFT TIRE LANDING ON THE RUNWAY AND THE NOSE AND RIGHT MAIN TIRES LANDING IN THE GRASS. THE AIRCRAFT THEN STRUCK A RUNWAY MARKER SIGN AND TWO RUNWAY LIGHTS. PILOT TAXIED AIRCRAFT TO EAST RAMP AND TIED AIRCRAFT DOWN. EVAPORATED FUEL STAINS WERE DISCOVERED ON THE RAMP AREA AND ON THE GROUND AROUND THE AIRCRAFT. AIRCRAFT OWNER AND OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY AIRPORT MANAGER DISCOVERED THE DAMAGED AIRCRAFT, AIRPORT RUNWAY SIGN AND RUNWAY LIGHTS ON JULY 2, 2005.

## 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 IAD05LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD05LA093), Jul 2, 2005: Piper PA-28-181 (N2842D), Columbus, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor's failure to maintain directional control during the landing rollout. A factor was the night lighting conditions.

## Other reports on N2842D (2)

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

- [Accident 20030907023259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030907023259A), Sep 7, 2003: Piper PA28181 (N2842D), Lafayette, IN, Substantial damage. (-23) The student pilot departed frankfort, IN enroute to Lafayette, IN to practice takeoffs and landings. The pilot approached the Lafayette airport from the…
- [Accident 19900829037149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900829037149A), Aug 29, 1990: Piper PA28181 (N2842D), Fridley, MN, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel near destination. Crashed trying to land on a railroad gravel area between tracks.

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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