# Accident 20181117022609A: Piper PA-32R-301, Versailles, OH, November 17, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 17, 2018, 16:00 local time
- Place: Versailles, OH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2044° N, 84.5325° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2044&lon=-84.5325&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4137W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4137W-2020-05-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-301 (registry code 7103218, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-301) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32R-301
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,780 total, 500 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA069) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181117022609A

## Narrative

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

ON TOUCHDOWN SKID MARKS ON THE RUNWAY SHOWED THE NOSE TOUCHED DOWN ON THE CENTERLINE OF THE RUNWAY THEN THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TOO VEERE OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 9. THE LEFT MAIN TOUCHDOWN SKID MARK WAS EVEN WITH THE NOSE MARK. THE RIGHT MAIN TOUCHDOWN MARK WAS 20 FEET PAST THE NOSE AND LEFT MAIN. WITHIN 30 FEET OF THE NOSE TOUCHDOWN LANDING GEAR MARKS SHOWED A DEFINITE LEFT PULL OFF THE RUNWAY, NONE OF THE LANDING GEAR MARKS SHOWED HEAVY BREAKING. ONCE LEAVING THE RUNWAY THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED THROUGH A GRASSY AREA WITH A DRAINAGE DITCH BETWEEN THE RUNWAY AND THE TAXIWAY. THE AIRCRAFT LANDING GEAR STRUCK THE END OF THE PAVED TAXIWAY CAUSING THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR TO DEPART THE AIRCRAFT,.THERE WAS SEVERAL PROP STRIKES ACROSS THE TAXIWAY AND THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED PAST THE TAXIWAY AND STRUCK A FENCE WITH A CEMENT END POST CAUSING THE LEFT WING TO DEPART THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED UPRIGHT FOR MORE THAN 1200 FEET THROUGH A MUDDY FIELD, AT SOME POINT DURING THE SLIDE THE NOSE AND RIGHT LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED, SEVERAL PROP STRIKES TO THE GROUND WAS NOTED IN THE PATH OF THE SLIDE. THE FLAP POSITION AT THE ACCIDENT SCENE WAS IN THE FULL UP POSITION AND THE RIGHT FLAPS WAS VERIFIED IN THE UP POSITION WITH VERY LITTLE DAMAGE. ENGINE CONTROLS HAD CONTINUITY TO THE ENGINE. FLIGHT CONTROLS TO THE RIGHT AILERON, RUDDER AND ELEVATORS ALL HAD CONTINUITY. ALTHOUGH THE LEFT WING WAS DETACHED FROM THE AIRCRAFT THE CONTROL CABLE FROM THE LEFT AILERON WAS STILL ATTACHED TO THE CONTROL COLUMN.

REPORT WAS DELAYED DUE TO THE PILOT NOT GETTING LOGBOOK INFORMATION TO IIC IN A TIMLEY MANNER.

REVIEWED BY FLM BAM ON 12/19/2018

## 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 GAA19CA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA069), Nov 17, 2018: Piper PA32R (N4137W), Versailles, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in landing on the landing gear first and a subsequent loss of directional control, a runway excursion, and impact with a tree and a fence during an…

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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