# Accident 20190329002149A: Piper PA-28-180, Aberdeen, MS, March 29, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 29, 2019, 16:43 local time
- Place: Aberdeen, MS
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8778° N, 88.4875° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8778&lon=-88.4875&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8397W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8397W-2022-09-03) (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-360-A3A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 820 total, 8 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN19TA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19TA112) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190329002149A

## Narrative

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

ON MARCH 29, 2019,N8397W, PA-28-180 DEPARTED HAMLITON, AL (KHAB) AROUND 5:15 PM LOCAL TIME. AIRCRAFT WAS ENROUTE TO MONROE COUNTY AIRPORT (M40), WITH TWO PERSONS ON BOARD. BEFORE DEPARTING KHAB, THE WEATHER WAS DISCUSSED BEFORE DEPARTURE. THEY ALSO TALKED ABOUT SAFEY PROCEDURES.  APPROXIALMATELY 15 MILES FROM M40, THEY WERE LISTENING TO ATIS. THE PASSENGER STATED THEY WERE ON GLIDE SLOPE AND WHEN THEY GOT CLOSER TO THE RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFT MADE AN ABRUPT TURN TO THE LEFT.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ (PIC) APPLIED POWER AND ATTEMPTED A GO AROUND.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS UNABLE TO MAKE ALTITUDE TO CLEAR A FENCE EAST OF THE TAXI WAY.  THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE FENCE AND ENDED UP IN A RAVINE.  FURTHER INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT SHOWED THE FLAPS WERE IN THE FULL DOWN POSITION.  ALL FLIGHT CONTROLS HAD CONTINUITY. THE PASSENGER SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES.  THE PILOT SUFFERED A CONCUSSION AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO A HOSPITAL.

## 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 CEN19TA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19TA112), Mar 29, 2019: Piper PA28 (N8397W), Aberdeen, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during landing, which resulted in a collision with a fence and impact with terrain during the attempted aborted landing.

## Other reports on N8397W (1)

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

- [Incident 19851220068339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851220068339I), Dec 20, 1985: Piper PA28180 (N8397W), Manitowoc, WI, Minor damage. Skidded on takeoff roll and went into deep snow. Wind was gusting and shifting.

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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