# Accident 20060605010789A: Piper PA28180, Du Bois, PA, June 5, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 5, 2006, 17:15 local time
- Place: Du Bois, PA
- Airport: Du Bois-Jefferson County Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1781° N, 78.8986° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1781&lon=-78.8986&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1654B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1654B-2008-08-21) (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: 604 total, 300 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC06LA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06LA139) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060605010789A

## Narrative

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

(-23) GENERAL AVIATION ACCIDENT, DUBOIS JEFFERSON COUNTY AIRPORT, PA, 6/5/06, N1654B, A PA-28-180, CRASHED ON RUNWAY 07, AT 1515 DST. LOCAL AUTHORITIES RESPONDED AND REPORTED THE TWO OCCUPANTS ON BOARD WERE TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. FURTHER INVESTIGATION BY THIS OFFICE REVEALED THAT THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND, ^PRIVACY DATA OM^ WAS LANDING WHEN THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED WIND SHEAR IN THE FLARE, STALLED AND CRASHED APPROXIMATELY 1,000 FEET DOWN RUNWAY 07. THE AIRCRAFT'S NOSE PITCHED DOWN HITTING THE RUNWAY, SNAPPING OFF THE NOSE WHEEL ASSEMBLY AND RIGHT MAIN WHEEL. SHORTLY AFTER COMING TO REST ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY 07, THE AIRCRAFT CAUGHT FIRE FROM THE RIGHT WING'S RUPTURED FUEL TANK. PASSENGER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITT^ WAS ABLE TO ESCAPE THE BURNING AIRCRAFT THROUGH THE OPENED PASSENGER DOOR AND FREED TRAPPED PILOT, ^PRIVACY DATA^ VIA THE PILOT'S SIDE WINDOW. SUBMISSION OF THE 8020-23 FORM CLOSES THIS ACCIDENT.

## 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 NYC06LA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06LA139), Jun 5, 2006: Piper PA-28-180 (N1654B), Du Bois, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions, which resulted in a stall and subsequent impact with the ground. A factor was the wind gust as reported by the pilot.

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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