# Accident 20090320857319A: Piper PA-32-301T, Merritt Island, FL, March 20, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 20, 2009, 11:45 local time
- Place: Merritt Island, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.3397° N, 80.6864° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.3397&lon=-80.6864&mi=10
- Aircraft: N81912, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N81912) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-301T (registry code 7103209, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-301t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32-301T
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 464 total, 364 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA09CA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA213) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090320857319A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED THAT SHE WAS DOING STOP AND GO'S FOR CURRENCY. AS SHE TOUCHED DOWN FOR THE THIRD TIME THE RUDDER PEDALS BECAME "MUSHY" AND THE AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT RESPOND TO CONTROL INPUTS. AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY 29TO THE RIGHT SIDE. AIRCRAFT WENT THRU THE GRASS AND CURVED BACK TO THE RUNWAY. THE NOSEGEAR COLLAPSED AS IT CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY.AIRCRAFT STOPPED IN THE CENTER OF THE RUNWAY

## 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 ERA09CA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA213), Mar 20, 2009: Piper PA32 (N81912), Merritt Island, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.

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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