# Accident 20100919046799A: Piper PA-28-161, Houma, LA, September 19, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 19, 2010, 16:00 local time
- Place: Houma, LA
- Airport: Houma-Terrebonne
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.5664° N, 90.6603° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5664&lon=-90.6603&mi=10
- Aircraft: N436ND, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N436ND) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-161
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 61 total, 15 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10CA547](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA547) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100919046799A

## Narrative

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

PILOT IN COMMAND FLEW SOLO TO KHUM. PILOT RECEIVED A WEATHER REPORT SHOWING CLEAR WEATHER AND CALM WINDS. PILOT REQUESTED AND RECEIVED CLEARANCE TO PERFORM TOUCH AND GO ON RUNWAY 18 WITH LEFT TURN TO THE NORTH.  PILOT MADE A SUCCESSFUL LANDING, RETRACTED FLAPS AND PROCEEDED TO APPLY POWER TO TAKE-OFF.  PILOT OVER CORRECTED FOR LEFT WING LIFT AND VEERED TO THE LEFT AT INTERSECTION OF RUNWAY 12 AND 18. PILOT WAS UNABLE TO SLOW AIRCRAFT AFTER VEERING TO THE LEFT AND STRUCK THE 3000FT MARKER WITH LEFT WING AS THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE INTERSECTION ENTERING GRASS AREA.

## 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 CEN10CA547](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA547), Sep 19, 2010: Piper PA-28-161 (N436ND), Houma, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadequate compensation for the crosswind while landing, which resulted in a loss of directional control.

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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