# Accident 20211209020929A: Piper PA-28-180, Rockwall, TX, December 9, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 9, 2021, 13:28 local time
- Place: Rockwall, TX
- Airport: Rockwall Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.9250° N, 96.4343° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9250&lon=-96.4343&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7157W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7157W-2022-10-25) (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
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 250 total, 15 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN22LA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA075) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211209020929A

## Narrative

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

ON 9 DEC 2021 AT APPROXIMATELY 1328L CST, PILOT IN COMMAND MADE AN APPROACH TO RUNWAY 17 AT ROCKWALL MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (F46).  THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE FINAL 1/5 OF THE RUNWAY SURFACE, BOUNCED BACK INTO THE AIR AND THEN TOUCHED DOWN AGAIN OVER THE DEPARTURE END RUNWAY NUMBERS.  WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE PIC STEERED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE RIGHT, OFF THE RUNWAY SURFACE, THROUGH THE GRASS AND EXITED AIRPORT PROPERTY TO THE SOUTH.  THE AIRCRAFT CROSSED AIRPORT ROAD BROKE THROUGH A BARBED WIRE FENCE AND CAME TO REST IN A PRIVATE FIELD SOUTH OF THE AIRPORT.  AS THE AIRCRAFT CROSSED AIRPORT ROAD AND PASSED THROUGH THE FENCE, DAMAGE WAS SUSTAINED TO THE FRONT LANDING GEAR BOTH WINGS.  ONE OF THE PASSENGERS RECEIVED A MINOR INJURY.

## 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 CEN22LA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA075), Dec 9, 2021: Piper PA-28-180 (N7157W), Rockwall, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to go-around during the unstable visual approach, which resulted in a bounced touchdown near the end of the runway and the subsequent runway excursion.

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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