# Accident 20231210022759A: Piper PA-28-235, Lubbock, TX, December 10, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 10, 2023, 11:11 local time
- Place: Lubbock, TX
- Airport: Lubbock Preston Smith International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6623° N, 101.8098° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6623&lon=-101.8098&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8538N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8538N-2025-10-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-235 (registry code 7102810, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-235
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 150 total, 27 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN24LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA059) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231210022759A

## Narrative

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

•	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)

## 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 CEN24LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA059), Dec 10, 2023: Piper PA28 (N8538N), Lubbock, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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.

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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