# Accident 20090927020059A: Piper PA28180, Glen St Mary, FL, September 27, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 27, 2009, 18:30 local time
- Place: Glen St Mary, FL
- Airport: Cuyler Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.3628° N, 82.2261° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3628&lon=-82.2261&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7720W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7720W) (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
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 172 total, 172 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA09LA547](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA547) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090927020059A

## Narrative

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

DURING ROLLOUT AFTER LANDING ON RUNWAY 9 THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT AND DEPARTED THE RUNWAY.  THE LEFT WING LEFT THE GROUND AND THE AIRCRAFT ROTATED CLOCKWISE ON ITS NOSE AND RIGHT WING UNTIL THE LEFT WING CONTACTED THE GROUND AT WHICH TIME THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON ITS LANDING GEAR.  INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED THAT THE CLEVIS PIN, (PART # 424-230) HAD SHEARED WHERE IT ATTACHES THE STEERING ARM (PART # 44386-03 TO THE INNER STRUT ASSY (PART # 65888-00).  THIS ALLOWED THE NOSE WHEEL TO ROTATE 90 DEGREES TO THE LEFT BENDING THE STEERING STOP AND ENGINE MOUNT TUBE.  THE ROD END (PART# 452-334) THAT ATTACHES THE SHIMMY DAMPENER TO THE NOSE GEAR WAS ALSO FOUND BROKEN.  THE FAILED PARTS WERE OBTAINED FROM THE AIRCRAFT OWNER AND FORWARDED TO THE NTSB FOR ANALYSIS.

## 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 ERA09LA547](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA547), Sep 27, 2009: Piper PA-28-180 (N7720W), Glen St. Mary, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during the landing.

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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