# Incident 20170205000859I: Piper PA-28-235, Grove, OK, February 5, 2017 - Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: February 5, 2017, 18:30 local time - Place: Grove, OK - Airport: Grove - Damage: Minor damage - Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 36.6067° N, 94.7386° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GROVE RGNL (GMJ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6067&lon=-94.7386&mi=10 - Aircraft: N9345W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9345W-2019-05-06) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Piper PA-28-235 (registry code 7102810, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-235 - Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES - People aboard: 1 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Other injuries: 0 - Pilot certificates: Private pilot - Pilot flight hours: 87 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170205000859I ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. I RECEIVED A PHONE CALL FROM THE ROC APPROXIMATELY 2000, FEB 5 2017 AND SPOKE WITH THE PILOT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. THE PILOT STATED AFTER HE LANDED AT GROVE OKLAHOMA AND THE BRAKES LOCKED UP AND HE LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED INTO THE DITCH, HITTING A DIRT PILE. THE PILOT STATED HE WAS UNINJURED AND WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT ALSO STATED HE WAS ON A PLEASURE FLIGHT WITH HIS FRIEND, WHO WAS ON A DIFFERENT AIRCRAFT AND DID NOT SEE THE INCIDENT. I TOLD THE PILOT I WOULD TRAVEL TO GROVE THE NEXT MORNING TO INSPECT THE AIRCRAFT. A STATEMENT FROM THE PILOT WAS REQUESTED BUT NEVER RECEIVED. ON FOUR DIFFERENT PHONE CONVERSATIONS I REQUESTED PILOT INFORMATION AND A STATEMENT. THE PILOT NEVER PROVIDED THE REQUEST INFORMATION. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND APPROXIMATELY 3200 FEET SOUTH OF THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 18, EAST OF THE TAXIWAY APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET, IN A DRAINAGE DITCH, LOCATED AT KGMJ, GROVE OKLAHOMA. THE PILOT STATED HE HAD LANDED ON THE SOUTH TAXIWAY FOR UNKNOWN REASONS. THE AIRCRAFT HAD DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING LEADING EDGE, LEFT HORIZONTAL STAB TIP, ONE PROP BLADE WAS BENT, AND THE NOSE WHEEL PANT WAS BROKEN IN HALF. THE TOP ENGINE COWL WAS REMOVED TO VISUALLY CHECK THE FIREWALL, NO FIREWALL DAMAGE WAS NOTED. BOTH MAG P LEADS WERE CUT FOR AN UNKNOWN REASON. I ASKED THE PILOT WHY THE MAG P LEADS WERE CUT AND HE STATED HE HAD FORGOT HIS KEYS ON A FLIGHT PREVIOUS FLIGHT FROM HUNTSVILLE, AL. RATHER THAN RETURNING TO HOME TO RETRIEVE HIS AIRCRAFT KEYS, HE CUT THE P LEADS AN FLEW THE AIRCRAFT HOME. NO DATE FOR THE PREVIOUS FLIGHT WAS GIVEN BUT THE CUT P LEADS HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. EACH MAIN FUEL TANK CONTAINED FUEL. THE FLIGHT CONTROLS WERE CHECKED AND OPERATED NORMALLY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM THE DITCH AND I CHECKED BRAKE OPERATION. AIRCRAFT BRAKES PERFORMED NOMINALLY BUT THE LEFT BRAKE TRAVELED ABOUT 10% FATHER DOWN BEFORE THE BRAKE APPLIED. RUDDERS WORKED NORMALLY. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.