# Accident 20220815014619A: Piper PA-28, Lucedale, MS, August 15, 2022 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: August 15, 2022, 09:30 local time - Place: Lucedale, MS - Airport: Sky Landings Airport, Lucedale - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 30.8022° N, 88.5475° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.8022&lon=-88.5475&mi=10 - Aircraft: N5341W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5341W-2023-04-11) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Piper PA-28 (registry code 7102801, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28) (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 - Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES - People aboard: 2 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Other injuries: 0 - Pilot certificates: Private pilot - Pilot flight hours: 233 total - NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN22LA388](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA388) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220815014619A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. PIC STATEMENT: ON AUGUST 15TH MY MISSION WAS TO FLY FROM ABBEVILLE LOUISIANA(KIYA) TO 22MS PRIVATE STRIP TO PICK UP A FRIEND WHO WAS DROPPING OFF HIS AIRCRAFT FOR MAINTENANCE. I STARTED DECENDING TO TRAFFIC PATTERN ALTITUDE. I APPROACHED 22MS FROM THE SOUTH. THEN TUNED INTO FREQUENCY 122.9 WHERE MY PASSENGER WAS WAITING AND HAD JUST FLOWN IN 15 MINS PRIOR TO ME LANDING. I ASKED HIM FOR A WEATHER BRIEFING HE TOLD ME THE WINDS WERE FROM 3-5 KNOTS ALMOST STRAIGHT DOWN RUNWAY 31. TO BE CAUTIOUS I FLEW AN UPWIND OF RUNWAY 31 SO I COULD OBSERVE THE CONDITIONS OF THE AIRPORT. I THEN TURNED A LEFT CROSSWIND FOLLOWED BY A LEFT DOWNWIND. SINCE THIS WAS FIRST LANDING ON THIS AIRSTRIP I EXTENDED MY DOWNWIND SO I WOULD HAVE A LONGER FINAL APPROACH. I THEN TURNED LEFT BASE THEN LEFT FINAL RUNWAY 31. AT THIS TIME I WAS ALREADY IN LANDING CONFIGURATION. I HAD 30 DEGREE FLAPS AND MY APPROACH SPEED WAS 85MPH/75KNOTS. AFTER PASSING THE TREES ON THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE RUNWAY I KEPT A LITTLE POWER IN WHILE TRIMMING TO OBTAIN APPROACH SPEED SO I WAS ABLE TO TOUCHDOWN ON THE SOFT FIELD AS SOFTLY AS POSSIBLE. I THEN HELD BACK ON THE YOKE THEN I GENTLY PUT THE NOSE DOWN. AT THAT POINT THE AIRCRAFT STARTED SLIDING TO THE LEFT. I PUT IN RIGHT RUDDER TO TRY TO STAY CENTER OF THE RUNWAY I PULLED UP SLIGHTLY ON THE HAND BREAK TO SEE IF I COULD UNLOCK THE MAIN BREAKS BUT TO NO AVAIL. AT THIS POINT I THOUGHT MY BREAKS HAD LOCKED UP SO I THOUGHT IF I COULD KEEP IT STRAIGHT DOWN THE RUNWAY IT WOULD EVENTUALLY STOP BECAUSE I HAD ABOUT 1500 FT LEFT OF THE RUNWAY. AS THE AIRCRAFT SLOWED DOWN THE AFFECTIVNESS OF THE RIGHT RUDDER DECREASED. THEN WHEN WE SLOWED DOWN A LITTLE MORE THE AIRCRAFT TOOK A VIOLENT TURN TO THE LEFT TOWARDS A PEANUT FIELD. AT THAT POINT I HAD NO RIGHT RUDDER AT ALL. I THEN TOLD MY PASSENGER TO BRACE AND THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE PEANUT FIELD AND FLIPPED RESTING US UPSIDE DOWN. BYSTANDER STATEMENT: ON MONDAY 08/15/2022 SKY LANDINGS AIRPORT WAS AWAITING THE ARRIVAL OF ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FOR SERVICE WORK. THE PILOT OF ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ARRIVED AT 22MS @9:30CST AND WAS AWAITING THE ARRIVAL OF ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TO PICK HIM ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ UP AND FLY BACK TO LOUISIANA. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OVERFLEW 22MS AT @9:45CST. AT THAT TIME ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS IN RADIO COMMUNICATION WITH ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^AND GAVE WIND DIRECTION AND GENERAL SPEED. WIND SPEED WAS @2-5 MPH OUT OF 29-32 SO LANDING ON 31 WAS THE BEST OPTION. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AFTER @150-200FT OF BEING ON THE GROUND THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO ENTER A SKID TO THE LEFT. ONCE IT STARTED TO VEER LEFT IT BECAME APPARENT SOMETHING WAS WRONG. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ENTERED THE FIELD & FLIPD ## 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 CEN22LA388](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA388), Aug 15, 2022: Piper PA-28 (N5341W), Lucedale, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while landing on the wet turf runway with a higher speed. ## Other reports on N5341W (1) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Accident 19851011053839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851011053839A), Oct 11, 1985: Piper STCPA28 (N5341W), Houston, TX, Substantial damage. Wing hit a stop sign on landing on a road after engine quit. Water in fuel tank, mud nest blocked intake manifold. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.