# Accident 20190212010139A: Piper PA-24-260, Slaton, TX, February 12, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 12, 2019, 15:15 local time
- Place: Slaton, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4853° N, 101.6617° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4853&lon=-101.6617&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9184P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9184P-2021-10-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-260 (registry code 7102406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24-260
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 47 total, 47 in this make and model, 47 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA140) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190212010139A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT WAS RETURNING TO HOME BASE AFTER A SOLO CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT. LANDING ON RUNWAY 18 WITH A RIGHT CROSSWIND (WINDS FROM 220 AT 9 KNOTS) CAUSED THE STUDENT PILOT TO SLIP INTO THE WIND HOLDING LEFT RUDDER AND RIGHT AILERON.  ON LANDING, WHEN THE NOSE WHEEL TOUCHED DOWN, THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT AND AS IT ROLLED OVER THE GRASS THE ROUGH RIDE PREVENTED THE PILOT FROM PROPERLY OPERATING THE BRAKES, RUDDER AND THROTTLE. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED UP AND OVER A PARALLEL TAXI WAY AND INTO A DITCH.  RIGHT WING WAS BENT, RIGHT ELEVATOR WAS BENT, RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR LINKAGE WAS BROKEN, AND THE NOSE GEAR STRUT WAS BENT.

## 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 GAA19CA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA140), Feb 12, 2019: Piper PA24 (N9184P), Slaton, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's complacency, which led to his improper crosswind correction and subsequent failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion…

## Other reports on N9184P (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19810310020009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810310020009I), Mar 10, 1981: Piper PA24260 (N9184P), Manassas, VA, Substantial damage. Upon reaching 1200 feet engine lost RPM. Pilot heard loud bang and engine froze.

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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