# Accident 20140731012829A: Piper PA-32-300, Warsaw, IN, July 31, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 2014, 10:00 local time
- Place: Warsaw, IN
- Airport: Warsaw Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2747° N, 85.8400° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2747&lon=-85.8400&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8160A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8160A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32-300
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 438 total, 308 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN14CA422](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA422) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140731012829A

## Narrative

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

AT APPROXIMATELY 1000 HOURS ON JULY 31, 2014, AIRCRAFT N8160A, PA32-300 WITH TWO PERSONS ONBOARD LANDED IN A CROSSWIND AT WARSAW AIRPORT.  CONTROL WAS LOST AND THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY SURFACE SUSTAINING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO INCLUDE A COLLAPSED NOSE GEAR.  NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE WEATHER AT THE TIME WAS VMC.

## 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 CEN14CA422](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA422), Jul 31, 2014: Piper PA 32-300 (N8160A), Warsaw, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot failed to maintain directional control during landing.

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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