# Accident 20130217018059A: Piper PA-28-140, Livingston, TN, February 17, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 17, 2013, 10:45 local time
- Place: Livingston, TN
- Airport: Livingston
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.4081° N, 85.3061° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4081&lon=-85.3061&mi=10
- Aircraft: N43077, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N43077-2013-09-30) (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: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 19 total, 10 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA13CA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13CA140) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130217018059A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT LANDED RIGHT OF CERTERLINE BEYOND TOUCHDOWN ZONE. AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO ROLL OFF OF RUNWAY WITH NO CORRECTIVE ACTION BY THE PILOT OTHER THAN APPLYING BRAKES. GRASS WAS WET AND AIRCRAFT CONTINUED OFF OF RUNWAY ENTERING DITCH SHEARING NOSE GEAR AND DAMAGING PROP. THEN STRUCK A 6" DIAMETER TREE WITH THE RIGHT WING APPROXIMATLY 2 FEET IN BOARD OF THE WING TIP DAMAGING THE WING AND AT LEAST 2 RIBS AND THE SKIN.

## 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 ERA13CA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13CA140), Feb 17, 2013: Piper PA-28-140 (N43077), Livingston, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.

## Other reports on N43077 (1)

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

- [Incident 19801122083719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801122083719I), Nov 22, 1980: Piper PA28140 (N43077), Phoenix, AZ, Minor damage. Hard landing caused minor damage.

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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