# Accident 20231013021329A: Piper PA-28-180, Denton, TX, October 13, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 13, 2023, 07:54 local time
- Place: Denton, TX
- Airport: Denton Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2012° N, 97.1966° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2012&lon=-97.1966&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6605J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6605J) (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
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 43 total, 43 in this make and model, 43 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN24LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA016) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231013021329A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT ON A SOLO FLIGHT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY AFTER LANDING ON RUNWAY18R. WINDS AT THE TIME OF DEPARTURE WERE 260/12 AND THE MAXIMUM CROISSWIND COMPONENT LITED IN THE POH IS 17KTS. UPON TOUCHDOWN, THE SOLO STUDENT PILOT BEGAN TO DRIFT TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY.  THE SOLO STUDENT PILOT ATTEMPTED A GO-AROUND HOWEVER THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE RIGHT WINGTIP AND PROPELLER AS IT EXITED RUNWAY 18R ABOUT A THIRD OF THE WAY DOWN FROM THE DEPARTURE END.  THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST JUST OFF OF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY IN THE GRASS.  THE SOLO STUDENT PILOT SHUT DOWN THE AIRCRAFT NORMALLY AND EXITED THE AIRCRAFT. TOWER DISPATCHED CRASH FIRE RESUCE AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. DAMAGE WAS NOTED TO THE RIGHT WING APPROXIMATELY ONE THIRD OF THE WAY DOWN AND ALL THREE PROPELLER BLADES WERE BENT.

## 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 CEN24LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA016), Oct 13, 2023: Piper PA-28-180 (N6605J), Denton, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while landing with a tailwind.

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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