# Accident 20161014016489A: Piper PA-28-161, Latrobe, PA, October 14, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 14, 2016, 10:30 local time
- Place: Latrobe, PA
- Airport: Arnold Palmer Regional
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2731° N, 79.4103° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2731&lon=-79.4103&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9097U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9097U-2019-02-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (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-28-161
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 200 total, 41 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA026) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161014016489A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT AND SOLE OCCUPANT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON RUNWAY 23. THE CONTROL TOWER TOLD THE PILOT TO TURN SHORT. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND TO THE LEFT (EAST) OF RUNWAY 23, IN THE GRASS ADJACENT TO THE 2000? MARKER. THE RIGHT WING IMPACTED THE GROUND FIRST. APPROXIMATELY 5? OF THE RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE WAS CRUSHED. THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT SPUN OR CARTWHEELED, WITH THE RIGHT WING BECOMING DETACHED FROM BELOW THE CABIN OF THE AIRCRAFT AND COMING TO REST APPROXIMATELY 100? FROM THE AIRCRAFT WRECKAGE. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST FACING NORTH (IN THE DIRECTION OF RUNWAY 5). THE LENGTH FROM THE INITIAL IMPACT TO THE AIRCRAFT WRECKAGE IS APPROXIMATELY 200?.

## 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 GAA17CA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA026), Oct 14, 2016: Piper PA 28 (N9097U), Latrobe, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s unstabilized approach, which resulted in the airplane’s wing striking the ground while the pilot was maneuvering to realign with the runway.

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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