# Accident 20120207002169A: Piper PA-28-140, Greenville, SC, February 7, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 7, 2012, 18:20 local time
- Place: Greenville, SC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8478° N, 82.3500° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8478&lon=-82.3500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4592R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4592R-2018-01-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (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-28-140
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,267 total, 38 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12CA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA172) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120207002169A

## Narrative

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

7 FEB 2012, PILOT TOOK OFF IN N4592R, PA-28.-140. HE MADE AN APPROACH TO RUNWAY 19 AT GREENVILLE DOWNTOWN AIRPORT, SOUTH CAROLINA. AFTER LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT. THE PILOT CORRECTED WITH LEFT RUDDER AND BRAKES. PILOT LET OFF THE LEFT BRAKE AND THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT AGAIN. THE PILOT COULD NOT CORRECT AGAIN. THE AIRCRAFT RAN OFF OF THE RUNWAY ON THE RIGHT SIDE. THE LEFT WING TIP IMPACTED A TAXIWAY MARKER SIGN AND CAUSED SEVERE DAMAGE.

## 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 ERA12CA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA172), Feb 7, 2012: Piper PA-28-140 (N4592R), Greenville, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion.

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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