# Accident 20110715015479A: Piper PA-28-161, Crystal River, FL, July 15, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 2011, 14:00 local time
- Place: Crystal River, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.8678° N, 82.5739° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.8678&lon=-82.5739&mi=10
- Aircraft: N18PE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18PE-2018-01-11) (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: 60 total, 7 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA11CA402](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA402) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110715015479A

## Narrative

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

PIC WAS UNABLE TO OBTAIN "ACTIVE RUNWAY" FROM THE UNICOM.  BASED ON AWOS WINDS, HE CHOOSE RUNWAY 09 FOR LANDING.  HE ENTERED A LEFT DOWNWIND AND REPORTED A NORMAL PATTERN.  HE TOUCHED DOWN, HALFWAY DOWN THE RUNWAY AND REPORTED BEING PUSHED DOWN THE RUNWAY BY THE WIND.  HE STARTED A GO AROUND MANUEVER AND THEN ABORTED THE GO AROUND.  THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED THE RUNWAY SURFACE AND STRUCK A CHAINLINK FENCE ON THE AIRPORT PERIMETER.NO INJURIES AND NO FIRE.AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE FIREWALL AND LEFT WING SPAR.

## 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 ERA11CA402](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA402), Jul 15, 2011: Piper PA-28-161 (N18PE), Crystal River, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to attain the proper touchdown point, and his improper decision to perform a go-around with a tailwind and insufficient runway remaining.

## Other reports on N18PE (1)

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

- [Incident 20010819029009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010819029009I), Aug 19, 2001: Piper PA28161 (N18PE), Tampa, FL, Minor damage. (-23) On August 19, 2001, at approximately 10:15 local time, a Piper 28-161, registered to leading edge aviation services, inc. had an induction fire when…

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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