# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-24-260: 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 ERA22LA295](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA295.md): Piper PA-24-260 · Lewisburg, TN · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jun 27, 2022 · N9077P · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s loss of control during the takeoff roll, which resulted in a runway excursion.
- [NTSB GAA19CA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA140.md): Piper PA24 · Slaton, TX · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Feb 12, 2019 · N9184P · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's complacency, which led to his improper crosswind correction and subsequent failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion and ground collision.
- [NTSB CEN18LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA097.md): Piper PA 24-260 · Fargo, ND · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 8, 2018 · N9360P · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to use the published emergency procedures to manually extend the landing gear when an electrical failure precluded normal extension of the landing gear, resulting in the gear collapse during landing. Contributing to the accident was the…
- [NTSB GAA16CA278](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA278.md): Piper PA24 · Wadsworth, OH · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 31, 2016 · N991K · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadvertent power reduction during landing, which resulted in a runway undershoot, collision with the runway threshold, nose and right main landing gear collapse, and runway excursion.
- [NTSB GAA15CA287](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA287.md): Piper PA 24 · West Bend, WI · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 26, 2015 · N8583P · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain his descent rate during the landing, which resulted in a hard landing and runway excursion.
- [NTSB ERA15CA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15CA021.md): Piper PA-24-260 · Everglades City, FL · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 18, 2014 · N254WM · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper approach to landing and his failure to perform a go-around, which resulted in a runway overshoot, runway excursion, and collision with vegetation and water.
- [NTSB WPR12CA360](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA360.md): Piper PA-24-260 · Coolin, ID · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 15, 2012 · N9382P · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to attain a touchdown point sufficient to stop the airplane within the length of the runway.
- [NTSB ERA10CA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA002.md): Piper PA-24-260 · Highgate, VT · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 3, 2009 · N9237P · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper fuel management which resulted in loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.
- [NTSB WPR09CA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA120.md): Piper PA-24-260 · Lincoln, CA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Feb 20, 2009 · N8816P · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear for landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's diverted attention due to an open door and the airport's pilot activated runway lights turning off.

## 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 ('7102406')
    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=7102406

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