# Accident 20070815023149A: Piper PA28180, Tunica, MS, August 15, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 2007, 14:00 local time
- Place: Tunica, MS
- Airport: Tunica Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6764° N, 90.3417° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6764&lon=-90.3417&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7906W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7906W-2013-07-01) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 228 total, 13 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW07CA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW07CA213) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070815023149A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON AUGUST 15, 2007, AROUND 1355 LOCAL TIME THE PILOT IN COMMAND OF N7906W, PA-28-180, AIRCRAFT WAS ON APPROACH TO RUNWAY 35 AT THE TUNICA, MS (KUTA) AIRPORT. THE TEMPERATURE AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT WAS 105 DEGREES. THE PILOT STATED BEFORE TOUCH DOWN THE AIRCRAFT LIFTED 25/30 FEET, HE HAD A CROSSWIND FROM EAST TO WEST 10 KNOTS AND VARIABLE. THE PILOT TRIED TO CORRECT THE AIRCRAFT FROM LANDING OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT APPLIED POWER, CARB HEAT, AND RUDDER TO CORRECT THE AIRCRAFT BACK ON THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT LOST POWER, PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND ALONG WITH THE RIGHT WING TIP.

## 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 DFW07CA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW07CA213), Aug 15, 2007: Piper PA-28-180 (N7906W), Tunica, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to compensate for the existing wind conditions during a crosswind landing. A factor was the crosswind.

## Other reports on N7906W (2)

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

- [Accident 20091018050449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091018050449A), Oct 18, 2009: Piper PA-28-180 (N7906W), Oliver Springs, TN, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Pilot landed long on wet/soggy grass strip. Pilot loss directional control of aircraft and slid into trees off the left side of the runway. Impact caused trees…
- [Accident 19780129000939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780129000939A), Jan 29, 1978: Piper PA28180 (N7906W), Stratford, CT, Substantial damage. During lndg roll PIC failed to maintain direction control. Winds ing to 20 KTS.

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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