# Accident 20201211017559A: Piper PA-28-161, Nantucket, MA, December 11, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 11, 2020, 14:45 local time
- Place: Nantucket, MA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2594° N, 70.0582° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2594&lon=-70.0582&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8436T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8436T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-161
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 4,886 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA21LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA079) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201211017559A

## Narrative

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

N8436T WAS INBOUND TO LAND RUNWAY 24 AT ACK. THE ACK LC OBSERVED N8436T LINED UP FOR TAXIWAY E AND ISSUED GO AROUND INSTRUCTIONS. THE PILOT DESCRIBED THAT HE LOST ALL VISIBILITY FOR A FEW MOMENTS AND THAT "EVERYTHING WENT WHITE". N8436T DID NOT RESPOND TO THE GO-AROUND COMMAND AND INSTEAD LANDED ON TAXIWAY E WHICH WAS CLOSED, STRIKING A LOW BARRICADE AND SIGN WITH THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR AND WING. THE PILOT THEN APPLIED FULL POWER AND TOOK OFF AGAIN. THE PILOT NOTED THAT THE SUN WAS IN HIS EYES. HE WAS ABLE TO RETURN FOR AN UNEVENTFUL SECOND LANDING. UPON LANDING IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE RIGHT FUEL TANK HAD BEEN COMPROMISED BY THE IMPACT AND HAD COMPLETELY EMPTIED OF FUEL (APPROX. 20 GALLONS)

## 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 ERA21LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA079), Dec 11, 2020: Piper PA-28-161 (N8436T), Nantucket, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate clearance from obstacles during the attempted go around following an approach to landing in sun glare.

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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