# Accident 20160921019519A: Piper PA-28R-180, Ottumwa, IA, September 21, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 21, 2016, 11:00 local time
- Place: Ottumwa, IA
- Airport: Ottumwa
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: B9LS
- Location: 41.1064° N, 92.4497° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1064&lon=-92.4497&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3803T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3803T-2018-05-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-180 (registry code 7102809, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R-180
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,215 total, 9 in this make and model, 130 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA501](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA501) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160921019519A

## Narrative

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

DURING THE FINAL TURN OF A POWER-OFF 180 DEGREE LANDING, A LOSS OF AIRSPEED CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT (PIPER ARROW PA-28R 180) N3803T TO STALL WHICH LED TO A HARD LANDING ON THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 13 AT KOTM. THE LEFT LANDING GEAR CONTACTED THE RUNWAY FIRST, FOLLOWED BY THE NOSE AND RIGHT LANDING GEAR. UPON INSPECTION, THE RIGHT WING SKIN WAS WRINKLED FROM THE FUSELAGE TO THE WING TIP. SUBSTANTIAL WING STRUCTURE DAMAGE WAS ALSO DISCOVERED IN THE RIGHT GEAR WELL.

## 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 GAA16CA501](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA501), Sep 21, 2016: Piper PA28R (N3803T), Ottumwa, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot receiving instruction's failure to maintain adequate airspeed and his exceedance of the airplane's critical angle-of-attack during a simulated engine failure and landing, which resulted in…

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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