# Accident 20120129011879A: Piper PA-28-180, Thomasville, PA, January 29, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 29, 2012, 12:45 local time
- Place: Thomasville, PA
- Airport: Thomasville
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9253° N, 76.8764° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9253&lon=-76.8764&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1352T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1352T-2014-09-05) (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 PA-28-180
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 140 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12FA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12FA163) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120129011879A

## Narrative

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

ON 2ND APPROACH TO RUNWAY 17 AT THOMASVILLE, PA (THV)AND DURING FINAL APPROACH TO LAND,  THE AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED AT LOW AIRSPEED BY WITNESSES. AIRCRAFT PITCH UP ABRUPTLY AND ROLL TO LEFT INTO A VERTICAL ATTITUDE AND IMPACTED THE GROUND, APPROXIMATELY 1/4 MILE FROM RUNWAY THRESHOLD AND 400 FEET LEFT OF EXTENDED CENTERLINE. AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND SOLE OCCUPANT SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES. NO POST IMPACT FIRE.

## 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 ERA12FA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12FA163), Jan 29, 2012: Piper PA-28-180 (N1352T), Thomasville, PA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during an approach in gusty crosswind conditions, which resulted in an inadvertent aerodynamic stall.

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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