# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-24-250: Runway excursion

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB ERA23LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA052.md): Piper PA-24-250 · Columbia, SC · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Oct 28, 2022 · N5153P · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the crosswind landing.
- [NTSB ERA22LA306](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA306.md): Piper PA-24 · New Shoreham, RI · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jun 25, 2022 · N7883P · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to attain a proper touchdown point, resulting in a runway excursion.
- [NTSB GAA19CA340](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA340.md): Piper PA24 · Cambridge, OH · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 13, 2019 · N8300P · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing, and his subsequent loss of directional control, which resulted in impact with a creek.
- [NTSB GAA18CA574](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA574.md): Piper PA24 · Crewe, VA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 29, 2018 · N6148P · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed and his exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s improper fuel management, which resulted in fuel starvation…
- [NTSB GAA17CA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA037.md): Piper PA24 · Wagoner, OK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 16, 2016 · N8277P · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing in gusting wind conditions.
- [NTSB GAA16CA277](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA277.md): Piper PA 24 · Loda, IL · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 4, 2016 · N5376P · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to properly calculate the fuel consumption rate and to properly monitor the fuel status in flight, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion and a subsequent forced landing, runway excursion, and impact with a…
- [NTSB CEN15LA444](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA444.md): Piper PA 24-250 · New Orleans, LA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 19, 2015 · N7803P · Substantial damage
  > The collapse of the landing gear for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.
- [NTSB CEN14LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA107.md): Piper PA 24-250 · Silver City, NM · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 3, 2014 · N6767P · Substantial damage
  > The collapse of the landing gear during landing for reasons that could not be determined during postaccident examinations.
- [NTSB WPR11CA237](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA237.md): Piper PA-24-250 · Sedona, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 26, 2011 · N7792P · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control on the landing roll out. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's decision to attempt a landing in crosswind conditions that exceeded the maximum demonstrated capability of the airplane.
- [NTSB CEN10CA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA221.md): Piper PA-24-250 · West Chicago, IL · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 19, 2010 · N7748P · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during landing.
- [NTSB WPR09CA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA157.md): Piper PA-24-250 · San Luis Obispo, CA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 17, 2009 · N8215P · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswinds during touchdown.

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('7102404')
    AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' s WHERE s.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND s.aircrafts_position = x.position AND s."tier2Number" = '300' AND s.case_mkey IN (SELECT case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' WHERE "isDefiningEvent")))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence?model=7102404

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