# Accident 20190625007979A: Piper PA-28-161, Milton, FL, June 25, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 25, 2019, 17:40 local time
- Place: Milton, FL
- Airport: Peter Prince
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: Z7GS
- Location: 30.6375° N, 86.9936° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.6375&lon=-86.9936&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5697V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5697V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-161
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 622 total, 463 in this make and model, 217 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA383](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA383) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190625007979A

## Narrative

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

CFI WITH STUDENT AND REAR SEAT STUDENT OBSERVER DEPARTED AIRPORT TO SOUTH PRACTICE AREA FOR AN HOUR. WHEN RETURNING TO AIRPORT THEY NOTICED AN APPROACHING STORM FROM THE WEST. THE INSTRUCTOR TOOK THE CONTROLS DUE TO GUSTY WINDS AND ATTEMPTED THE FIRST APPROACH BUT WENT AROUND DUE TO WIND CONDITIONS. ON THE SECOND LANDING ATTEMPT CFI STATED WINDS PUSHED THEM DOWN THE RUNWAY. WHEN GROUND CONTACT WAS MADE HEAVY BREAKING WAS APPLIED. AIRCRAFT THEN WENT OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY TO THE SOUTHEAST. THE RIGHT MAIN AND NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AND BOTH PROPELLER BLADES BENT BACK.

## 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 GAA19CA383](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA383), Jun 25, 2019: Piper PA28 (N5697V), Milton, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor's intentional overapplication of rudder to avoid a ditch during landing with a tailwind, which resulted in a runway excursion and landing gear collapse.

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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