# Accident 20190901012289A: Piper PA-28-180, Manchester, NH, September 1, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 2019, 17:10 local time
- Place: Manchester, NH
- Airport: Manchester
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9328° N, 71.4358° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9328&lon=-71.4358&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7777W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7777W) (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 certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 93 total, 40 in this make and model, 39 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA524](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA524) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190901012289A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT FLYING SOLO WAS ON APPROACH RUNWAY HEADING 6, 10 KNOT CROSS WIND FROM RIGHT. PILOT STATED HE WAS IN A SLIP WITH RIGHT WING DOWN AND LEFT RUDDER. ON TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT, EXITED THE RUNWAY, STRUCK A PAPI LIGHT AND CAME TO A STOP IN THE GRASS AREA OFF TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY.

## 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 GAA19CA524](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA524), Sep 1, 2019: Piper PA 28-180 (N7777W), Manchester, NH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing with a crosswind, which resulted in a runway excursion and impact with approach lights.

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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