20231210022759A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-235 · Lubbock, TX · December 10, 2023

Date: December 10, 2023 · 11:11 local
Place: Lubbock, TX
Airport: Lubbock Preston Smith International
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N8538N
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN24LA059
Reported as: Piper PA-28-235
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-540 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 150 total27 in this make and model27 in the last 90 days

N8538NRegistration cancelled Oct 31, 2025 · Piper PA-28-235S/N 28-11337 · Built 1969 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-235 Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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• On December 10, 2023 at 11:11 CST (17:11Z), a Piper PA-28-235 aircraft bearing registration number N8538N, registered to the pilot in command ,went off the left side of runway 26 (8,003’ x 150’) at the Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport (klbb). The aircraft was being operated on a visual flight rules flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time, and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft sustained substantial damage and the private pilot and one passenger sustained no injuries. The flight originated from the hutchison county airport in borger, Texas (kbgd) on December 10, 2023 at 10:45 CST (16:45Z)

As the FAA filed it

• ON DECEMBER 10, 2023 AT 11:11 CST (17:11Z), A PIPER PA-28-235 AIRCRAFT BEARING REGISTRATION NUMBER N8538N, REGISTERED TO THE PILOT IN COMMAND ,WENT OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 26 (8,003’ X 150’) AT THE LUBBOCK PRESTON SMITH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (KLBB). THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED ON A VISUAL FLIGHT RULES FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE PRIVATE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER SUSTAINED NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE HUTCHISON COUNTY AIRPORT IN BORGER, TEXAS (KBGD) ON DECEMBER 10, 2023 AT 10:45 CST (16:45Z)

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN24LA059Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportLubbock, TXThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing that resulted in a runway excursion, an impact with a runway sign, and a nose gear collapse.Dec 10, 2023 · Substantial damage