# Accident 20220609010219A: Piper PA-28-140, New Braunfels, TX, June 9, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 9, 2022, 13:06 local time
- Place: New Braunfels, TX
- Airport: New Braunfels National Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.7089° N, 98.0434° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7089&lon=-98.0434&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3798K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3798K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (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-28-140
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 23 total, 19 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN22LA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA239) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220609010219A

## Narrative

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

EVENT: ON JUNE 9, 2022 AT APPROXIMATELY 1806 UTC AT NEW BRAUNFELS NATIONAL AIRPORT (KBAZ), A STUDENT PILOT FLYING ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^PIPER PA-28-140, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, ATTEMPTED HIS 2ND SOLO FLIGHT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TOOK OFF FROM KBAZ ON RUNWAY 17. APPROXIMATELY HALFWAY DOWN THE RUNWAY AT AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 100FT, THE STUDENT PILOT FELT THE AIRCRAFT DRIFT LEFT OF RUNWAY CENTERLINE, AND BECAME NERVOUS AND EXPERIENCED TUNNEL VISION WHEN HE FELT HE COULD NOT CORRECT/CONTROL THE AIRCRAFT AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY LANDING. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TOUCHED DOWN ON RUNWAY 17 WITH TOO LITTLE ROOM TO STOP AND OVERSHOT THE SOUTH END OF RUNWAY 17. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 412FT OF TOTAL GROUND TRAVEL, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ CAME TO A STOP IN THE GRASS POINTED SOUTHEAST, WHEN THE NOSE GEAR AND TIRE BROKE OFF AND THE AIRCRAFT WENT NOSE DOWN. STUDENT PILOT WAS THE ONLY PERSON ONBOARD, NO INJURIES.

WEATHER: CLEAR SKIES WITH FEW CLOUDS, VFR FLIGHT WITH WINDS FROM 190 DEGREES 05 KNOTS, APPROXIMATELY 100 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT.

POST-ACCIDENT EXAMINATION: SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT NOTED ?

1. FRONT GEAR AND TIRE BROKE FREE OF AIRCRAFT WITH DAMAGE TO ENGINE/COCKPIT FIREWALL BULKHEAD (WARPING/BUCKLED),

2. PROPELLER DAMAGED/BENT AFT APPROXIMATELY HALFWAY DOWN FROM TIP WITH SCRATCHES/WEAR IN DIRECTION OF ROTATION,

3. DAMAGE TO ENGINE MOUNTS WITH BENT TRUSSES AND BROKEN SUPPORTS, AND

4. DAMAGE TO NOSE OF AIRCRAFT LOWER COWLING/SKIN FROM PROPELLER TO FIREWALL AREA.

## 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 CEN22LA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA239), Jun 9, 2022: Piper PA-28-140 (N3798K), New Braunfels, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during takeoff.

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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