# Accident 20170722012579A: Piper PA-28-180, Suffolk, VA, July 22, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 22, 2017, 19:58 local time
- Place: Suffolk, VA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.5894° N, 76.6381° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5894&lon=-76.6381&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2814T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2814T-2020-11-06) (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 flight hours: 20 total, 10 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA430](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA430) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170722012579A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT VEERED RIGHT OFF GRASS STRIP APPROXIMATELY 1800 FT DOWN 3000 FT. GRASS STRIP. RIGHT WING COLLIDED WITH TREE LINE AND SPUN THE AIRCRAFT AROUND. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO OUTBOARD RIGHT WING AND THE WING BROKE AT THE WING ROOT. OTHER DAMAGE TO PROPELLER SPINNER FROM COLLIDING WITH THE TREE.

## 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 GAA17CA430](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA430), Jul 23, 2017: Piper PA 28-180 (N2814T), Whaleyville, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadvertent brake application during the landing roll, which resulted in a loss of directional control.

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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