# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-28-161: Landing area overshoot

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 ERA25LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA035.md): Piper PA28 · Merritt Island, FL · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Oct 5, 2024 · N207AB · Substantial damage
  > A worn fuel selector valve, which resulted in a restriction of fuel flow to the engine and a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.
- [NTSB ERA24LA392](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA392.md): Piper PA28 · LaGrange, GA · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Sep 23, 2024 · N4298V · Substantial damage
  > Improper manufacture of a cylinder exhaust valve guide by the engine manufacturer, which resulted in a stuck exhaust valve and a partial loss of engine power during initial climb.
- [NTSB ERA21LA205](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA205.md): Piper PA-28-161 · Columbia, KY · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Apr 30, 2021 · N2136M · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to obtain a proper touchdown point on the runway, which resulted in a runway excursion.
- [NTSB GAA19CA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA050.md): Piper PA28 · East Moriches, NY · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 20, 2018 · N8275V · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s delayed initiation of a go-around and his subsequent use of the improper go-around procedure, which resulted in a landing area overshoot.
- [NTSB ERA11CA402](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA402.md): Piper PA-28-161 · Crystal River, FL · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 15, 2011 · N18PE · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to attain the proper touchdown point, and his improper decision to perform a go-around with a tailwind and insufficient runway remaining.
- [NTSB ERA10CA496](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA496.md): Piper PA-28-161 · Marlboro, MA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 22, 2010 · N260ND · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper touchdown point and failure to perform a go-around in a timely manner, which resulted in a runway excursion.
- [NTSB WPR10CA372](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10CA372.md): Piper PA-28-161 · Garberville, CA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 12, 2010 · N9353C · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper airspeed, misjudged approach, and failure to attain the proper touchdown point. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s lack of familiarity with the airport.
- [NTSB ERA09CA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA196.md): Piper PA-28 · Darlington, SC · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 12, 2009 · N82891 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll. Contributing to the accident were the dark night and the pilot's lack of experience.
- [NTSB NYC08FA237](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08FA237.md): Piper PA-28-161 · Middletown, RI · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 3, 2008 · N9888K · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor's failure to initiate a go-around during a high approach, and his inadequate remedial action during an attempted touch-and-go.

## 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 ('7102803', '7102834')
    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" = '380' 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/380/sequence?model=7102803

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