# Accident 20070707014539A: Piper PA20135, State College, PA, July 7, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 2007, 09:58 local time
- Place: State College, PA
- Airport: University Park
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8492° N, 77.8486° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8492&lon=-77.8486&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1576A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1576A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-20-135 (registry code 7102010, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-20-135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA20135
- Reported engine: LYC O290D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,201 total, 150 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA07CA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA07CA118) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070707014539A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING LANDING ROLLOUT ON RUNWAY 24 PILOT APPLIED BRAKES, PLANNING TO RETURN TO A TAXIWAY BEHIND THE AIRCRAFT. WHILE APPLYING BRAKES AIRCRAFT GROUND-LOOPED TO THE LEFT COLLAPSING THE LEFT GEAR AND STRIKING THE LEFT WING ON THE RUNWAY. THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE RUNWAY WHILE THE ENGINE WAS UNDER POWER.

## 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 MIA07CA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA07CA118), Jul 7, 2007: Piper PA-20-135 (N1576A), State College, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the airplane.

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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