# Accident 20070509832129A: Piper PA28140, Fairmont, WV, May 9, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 9, 2007, 21:30 local time
- Place: Fairmont, WV
- Airport: Fairmont Municipal-Frankman Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4483° N, 80.1664° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4483&lon=-80.1664&mi=10
- Aircraft: N38730, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N38730-2007-09-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,400 total, 1,800 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA07CA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA07CA096) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070509832129A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS MAKEING A NIGHT, VFR APPROACH TO RUNWAY 22 AT FAIRMONT MUNICIPAL AIRPORT AND  TOUCHED DOWN HARD, AND NOT ALLIGNED WITH RUNWAY HEADING. AIRCRAFT CONTINUED OFF OF THE HARD SURFACED RUNWAY TO THE LEFT AND STRUCK THE VASI. AIRCRAFT CONTINUED THROUGH A GRASS AREA AND INTO A GULLEY ON EAST SIDE OF RUNWAY. NOSE GEAR WAS SHEARED OFF AND SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO LEFT WING.

## 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 MIA07CA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA07CA096), May 10, 2007: Piper PA-28-180 (N38730), Fairmont, WV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing.

## Other reports on N38730 (1)

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

- [Accident 19790305004129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790305004129A), Mar 5, 1979: Piper PA28/ (N38730), Grant, FL, Substantial damage. Engine failed to develop power on go around after simulated emergency landing. Engine later found okay.

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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