# Accident 20161215023789A: Piper PA-28-180, Madisonville, TN, December 15, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 15, 2016, 13:30 local time
- Place: Madisonville, TN
- Airport: Monroe County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.5453° N, 84.3803° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5453&lon=-84.3803&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7646W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7646W-2017-10-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-180
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 29 total, 29 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA096) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161215023789A

## Narrative

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

DURING LANDING ON RUNWAY 5, RIGHT WING IMPACTED RUNWAY, VEERED RIGHT AT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE, AND IMPACTED AIRPORT PERIMETER TREE LINE.

STUDENT PILOT (GX-1818348) STATED THAT WHILE IN TRAFFIC PATTERN AROUND MNV, AWOS REPORTED LANDING FAVORABLE ON RUNWAY 23. PILOT HOWEVER STATED THAT THE WINDSOCK SHOWED THAT LANDING WAS FAVORABLE ON RUNWAY 5. PILOT THEN STATED THAT DURING TOUCH DOWN, A CROSSWIND PICKED UP HIS LEFT WING CAUSING AIRCRAFT TO VEER RIGHT OFF THE RUNWAY INTO TREES.

MNV AWOS DATA WAS RECOVERED AND INDICATED THAT, AT 13:30 EST, WIND DIRECTION AND VELOCITY WERE 350 DEGREES AT 14 KNOTS.

## 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 GAA17CA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA096), Dec 15, 2016: Piper PA28 (N7646W), Madisonville, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing with a gusting crosswind.

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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