# Accident 20230120000319A: Piper PA-28-140, Bulverde, TX, January 20, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 20, 2023, 08:50 local time
- Place: Bulverde, TX
- Airport: Bulverde Airpark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.7390° N, 98.4510° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7390&lon=-98.4510&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5610U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5610U) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 614 total, 499 in this make and model, 88 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN23LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA089) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230120000319A

## Narrative

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

SHORTLY AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRCRAFT SWERVED OFF THE RUNWAY INTO THE GRASS RUNNING ALONG THE EAST SIDE OF THE ASPHALT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SKIDDING IN THE DIRT WHEN THE NOSE ROSE AND FELL OVER A DIRT MOUND THAT FORCED THE PROPELLER TO REPEATEDLY STRIKE THE GROUND AND FORCING THE AIRCRAFT OVER ITSELF, PIVOTING ABHOUT ITS SPINNER. THE LEADING EDGE OF THE RIGHT WING STRUCK A CONCRETE RETAINING WALL AND THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST ON ITS BACK. A NEARBY MECHANIC BROKE THE PILOT SIDE WINDOW ALLOWING THE PILOTS TO ESCAPE.

## 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 CEN23LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA089), Jan 20, 2023: Piper PA-28-140 (N5610U), San Antonio, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.

## Other reports on N5610U (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19781223021069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781223021069I), Dec 23, 1978: Piper PA28140 (N5610U), Willmar, MN, Minor damage. Student pilot lost directional control of plane in x wind landing.

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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