# Accident 20140606009029A: Piper PA-28-201T, Defuniak Spring, FL, June 6, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 6, 2014, 20:37 local time
- Place: Defuniak Spring, FL
- Airport: Defuniak Springs
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.7253° N, 86.1522° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7253&lon=-86.1522&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2890Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2890Z-2021-10-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-201T (registry code 7102819, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-201t) (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-28-201T
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 876 total, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA14CA284](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA284) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140606009029A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED A GUST OF WIND AT LANDING AND VEERED LT SHARPLY ON RWY 27 AT TOUCHDOWN DEFUNIAK SPRINGS FL (54J).

THE AIRCRAFT EXPERENCED A VIOLENT IMPACT BY CONTACTING THE SHOULDER OF THE INTERSECTING TAXIWAY AND THE NOSE WHEEL ASSEMBY SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT CAUSING THE AIRPLANE TO TIP FORWARD AS THE PROPELLER STUCK THE GROUND.

THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE NOSE WHEEL ASSEMBLY, ENGINE, AND FIREWALL.

PRELIMINARY INFORMATION INDICATES THAT THE PILOT WAS INFORMED OF A WET AND GUSTING CROSSWIND ENVIRONMENT AND EXPERIENCED A GUSTING WIND BURST AT TOUCHDOW.

THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO PERSONS ONBOARD

## 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 ERA14CA284](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA284), Jun 6, 2014: Piper PA-28-201T (N2890Z), Defuniak Springs, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control in gusty wind conditions during landing, which resulted in a runway excursion and collision with terrain.

## Other reports on N2890Z (1)

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

- [Incident 19900326019669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900326019669I), Mar 26, 1990: Piper PA28201T (N2890Z), Redwood Falls, MN. Engine problem en route. Emergency landing. Engine failure possibly due to oil starvation to main rod bearings.

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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