# Accident 20140527007309A: Piper PA-28R-201T, Navato, CA, May 27, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 27, 2014, 13:05 local time
- Place: Navato, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.1293° N, 122.5598° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1293&lon=-122.5598&mi=10
- Aircraft: N222RS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N222RS-2014-10-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-201T (registry code 7102813, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-201t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R-201T
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 355 total, 46 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR14CA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA215) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140527007309A

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 27, 2014, 1305 HRS PST, PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ (AIRCRAFT-N222RS) WAS LANDING SE TO NW ON RUNWAY 31R AT GNOSS FIELD, CA (DVO).  DURING LANDING PIC EXPERIENCE SEVERE CROSSWINDS AND SWIRLING WINDS 90 DEGREES TO THE RUNWAY.  AT APPROXIMATELY 2300 FEET ON ROLLOUT THE AIRCRAFT RIGHT WING WAS LIFTED BY A POSSIBLE WIND GUST CAUSING THE PILOT TO LOSE CONTROL.  THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY CATCHING THE BERM AND GRAVEL ON THE LEFT.  AFTER RUNNING OFF THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT, THE AIRCRAFT ROTATED TO THE RIGHT COLLAPSING THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR AND BENDING THE NOSE GEAR TO THE LEFT.  THE AIRCRAFT SPUN 360 DEGREES THROUGH THE GRAVEL AND CAME TO REST ON THE TAXIWAY FACING SOUTHEAST.  BOTH THE PILOT AND PASSENGER EXITED THE AIRCRAFT THROUGH THE RIGHT DOOR.  THE RIGHT DOOR WAS BUCKLED PREVENTING EASY EGRESS. AN INDIVIDUAL USED A PRY BAR TO OPEN THE DOOR AND BOTH THE PIC AND PASSENGER EXITED THE AIRCRAFT.  NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED BY EITHER INDIVIDUAL.

## 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 WPR14CA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA215), May 27, 2014: Piper PA28R - 201T (N222RS), Novato, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing roll with a crosswind, which resulted in a runway excursion and impact with terrain.

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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