# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-28-180: Loss of control - on ground/water 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. Page 1 of 2 · 64 cases ## Latest cases - [NTSB NYC08CA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA066.md): Piper PA28-180 · Blue Bell, PA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Dec 20, 2007 · N4814L · Substantial damage > The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing. - [NTSB NYC07CA240](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07CA240.md): Piper PA-28-180 · Bridgeport, CT · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 18, 2007 · N9285J · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing. Contributing was the crosswind weather condition. - [NTSB DFW07CA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW07CA213.md): Piper PA-28-180 · Tunica, MS · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 15, 2007 · N7906W · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to compensate for the existing wind conditions during a crosswind landing. A factor was the crosswind. - [NTSB ATL07CA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL07CA062.md): Piper PA-28A-180C · Atlanta, GA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 24, 2007 · N4988L · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane while landing with a flat main tire. - [NTSB LAX07CA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07CA070.md): Piper PA-28-180 · Jackpot, NV · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jan 1, 2007 · N7769W · Substantial damage > the pilot's failure to maintain directional control after encountering loose snow conditions on the runway. - [NTSB LAX07CA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07CA044.md): Piper PA-28-180 · Springerville, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Nov 23, 2006 · N4925L · Substantial damage > the pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind condition and failure to maintain directional control during landing. A factor was the crosswind. - [NTSB NYC06CA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06CA120.md): Piper PA-28-280 · Tangier Island, VA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 24, 2006 · N5180L · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff, which resulted in a runway excursion and collision with a ditch. A factor was the rough runway condition. - [NTSB CHI06CA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA035.md): Piper PA-28-180 · Imperial, NE · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 15, 2005 · N3428R · Substantial damage > The pilot not maintaining airplane control during the takeoff. - [NTSB CHI05LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05LA158.md): Piper PA-28-180 · Allegan, MI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 25, 2005 · N8321W · 2 aircraft · Minor damage > The inadequate aircraft control by the PA-28-180 pilot while the airplane was stopped. - [NTSB DFW05CA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05CA011.md): Piper PA-28 · Abilene, TX · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 26, 2004 · N9284J · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll. Contributing factors were the wet runway surface and rain. - [NTSB LAX04CA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04CA107.md): Piper PA-28-180C · Minden, NV · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jan 26, 2004 · N7922W · Substantial damage > The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll. - [NTSB CHI04LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04LA035.md): Piper PA-28-180 · Bloomfield, IA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 30, 2003 · N7467W · Substantial damage > The pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind condition which resulted in his failure to maintain directional control of the airplane. Factors associated with the accident were the crosswind and the grass which the airplane contacted. - [NTSB DEN03LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN03LA046.md): Piper PA-28-180 · Richfield, UT · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 7, 2003 · N8205W · Substantial damage > the pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during landing roll resulting in a ground loop/swerve and subsequent nose over. A contributing factor was the gusty wind conditions. - [NTSB FTW02LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA135.md): Piper PA-28-180 · Santa Teresa, NM · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 2, 2002 · N7504W · Substantial damage > the pilot's inadequate compensation for the gusty crosswind conditions resulting in a loss of control of the airplane during the landing. A contributing factor was the gusty crosswind. - [NTSB LAX02LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA113.md): Piper PA-28-180 · Denio, NV · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 20, 2002 · N7837W · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control and his inadequate compensation for wind condition. Wind gust is a contributing factor. - [NTSB NYC01LA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01LA200.md): Piper PA-28-180 · West Milford, NJ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 27, 2001 · N4915L · Substantial damage > The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing. Factor’s in this accident were a wind gust and the rocks located off the left side of the runway. - [NTSB LAX00LA251](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA251.md): Piper PA-28-180 · Tucson, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 6, 2000 · N2196T · Substantial damage > The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during landing. - [NTSB DEN00LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00LA112.md): Piper PA-28-180 · Loveland, CO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 15, 2000 · N4948L · Substantial damage > The failure of the pilot to maintain directional control during takeoff roll. A factor was lack of recent experience. - [NTSB LAX00LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA084.md): Piper PA-28-180 · Santa Barbara, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 2, 2000 · N32258 · Substantial damage > The dual student's loss of directional control and the flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the flight. - [NTSB CHI99FA276](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99FA276.md): Piper PA-28-180 · Lake Geneva, WI · Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 5, 1999 · N4337X · Substantial damage > the aborted takeoff not performed by the safety-pilot and airspeed not obtained/maintained by the safety-pilot. Factors to the accident were directional control and runway alignment not maintained by the pilot-in-command, the inadequate supervision of the… - [NTSB DEN99LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN99LA041.md): Piper PA-28-180 · Colorado Sprngs, CO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 16, 1999 · N8804J · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the aircraft during landing touchdown. A factor was the sign. - [NTSB FTW98LA370](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA370.md): Piper PA-28-180 · Hurricane, UT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 22, 1998 · N4760L · Substantial damage > The pilot inadvertently inducing a porpoise oscillation, and his failure to maintain directional control. A factor was the excessive landing airspeed. - [NTSB FTW97LA315](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA315.md): Piper PA-28-180 · Gila, NM · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 19, 1997 · N9455J · Substantial damage > the pilot's impairment of judgment and performance due to alcohol, and his failure to maintain directional control of the airplane, which resulted in a ground swerve, and collision with vegetation (cactus) and a fence. Related factors were: the soft runway… - [NTSB FTW96LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA049.md): Piper PA-28-180 · Heber Springs, AR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 16, 1995 · N6551J · Substantial damage > Failure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the airplane during transition from landing roll to taxi. A factor relating to the accident was: a soft area in the grass runway. - [NTSB FTW95LA333](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA333.md): Piper PA-28-180 · Englewood, CO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 6, 1995 · N7980W · Substantial damage > Failure of the pilot to maintain directional control, which resulted in an inadvertent ground swerve. A factor related to the accident was: the crosswind condition. - [NTSB FTW95LA329](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA329.md): Piper PA-28-180 · Englewood, CO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 5, 1995 · N15621 · Substantial damage > The pilot's improper compensation for the 6 knot crosswind. Factors were the pilot's delay in initiating an aborted landing and his lack of total experience. - [NTSB LAX95LA241](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA241.md): Piper PA-28-180 · Thermal, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 29, 1995 · N7658W · Substantial damage > the student pilot's failure to maintain directional control while executing a touch-and-go. - [NTSB CHI94LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA119.md): Piper PA-28-180 · New Richmond, WI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 21, 1994 · N7812W · Substantial damage > the failure of the pilot to maintain directional control. - [NTSB ATL94FA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94FA024.md): Piper PA-28-180 · Mount Airy, NC · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 28, 1993 · N7950W · Substantial damage > The pilot's improper decision to land downwind, failure to control the aircraft on the ground, and his decision to abort the landing after loss of control and damage to the aircraft on the ground. A factor in the accident was the gusty tail wind at the time… - [NTSB NYC94LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94LA019.md): Piper PA-28-180 · Somerset, PA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 26, 1993 · N6566J · Substantial damage > was the failure of the pilot to adequately compensate for wind conditions, and maintain directional control. A factor related to the accident were the gusting crosswinds. - [NTSB LAX93LA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA214.md): Piper PA-28-180 · Yuma, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 20, 1993 · N3656R · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control on landing and her failure to maintain aircraft control during the attempted go around. Factors in the accident were: 1) the pilot's low total experience, 2) the fuel imbalance between the wing fuel tanks,… - [NTSB CHI92LA269](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA269.md): Piper PA-28-180 · Gary, IN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 9, 1992 · N33662 · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to land at the proper touchdown point on the runway and landing with excessive airspeed. - [NTSB LAX92LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA079.md): Piper PA-28-180 · Young, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 4, 1992 · N8RJ · Substantial damage > The failure of the pilot to maintain directional control during the landing roll. Contributing to the accident was the soft muddy runway conditions at the dirt airstrip. - [NTSB CHI91LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA122.md): Piper PA-28-180 · Burwell, NE · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 30, 1991 · N2071R · Substantial damage > Directional control not maintained by the pilot. Factors related to the accident were a gusty crosswind and lack of recent experience by the pilot. - [NTSB CHI91LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA104.md): Piper PA-28-180 · Genesee, MI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 2, 1991 · N8026W · Substantial damage > Positive liftoff airspeed was not attained, an aborted takeoff was not performed which resulted in a stall/mush descent to the terrain. Factors related to the accident were a dark raining night, soft, wet grass runway and a downwind surface wind. - [NTSB ATL91LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91LA028.md): Piper PA-28-180 · Humboldt, TN · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 8, 1990 · N7634W · Substantial damage > The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing. A factor was the student's lack of recent experience. - [NTSB NYC90LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA167.md): Piper PA-28-180 · Hudson, NY · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 19, 1990 · N15595 · Substantial damage > The failure of the pilot to maintain directional control during a rejected landing. Factors related to the accident were: improper use of the flight controls by the pilot, a variable wind, and lack of expereince in type of airplane. - [NTSB NYC90LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA153.md): Piper PA-28 · High Point Lake, PA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 8, 1990 · N3776R · Destroyed > A loss of control upon touchdown and during the go around, which resulted in uncontrolled contact with the windsock and a rock quarry. Contributing was the excessive speed of the aircraft (reported 80 knots) upon initial touchdown. - [NTSB NYC90LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA048.md): Piper PA-28-180 · Northampton, MA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 14, 1990 · N8201W · Substantial damage > Pilot's improper handling of the airplane, resulting in the loss of directional control. Contributing to the accident were gusty wind conditions and the pilot's lack of total experience. - [NTSB SEA90LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90LA007.md): Piper PA-28-180 · White City, OR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 14, 1989 · N8199W · Substantial damage > The pilot did not maintain direction control of the airplane during the landing roll and took inadequate remedial action. Factors contributing to the accident include terrain and the pilot's lack of total expereince. - [NTSB DEN89LA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA203.md): Piper PA-28-180 · Dutch John, UT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 30, 1989 · N7111W · Substantial damage > Inadequate compensation for the wind conditions by the pilot, resulting in a loss of control during the takeoff ground run. Factors related to the accident were: the unfavorable (variable/gusty) wind condition, and the high vegetation and tree beside the… - [NTSB NYC89LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA137.md): Piper PA-28-180 · Oneonta, NY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 28, 1989 · N6470J · Substantial damage > The pilot lost control of the aircraft while landing in gusty wind conditions. - [NTSB MKC89LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA108.md): Piper PA-28-180 · Moberly, MO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 11, 1989 · N7741W · Substantial damage > The failure of the pilot in command to maintain control of the aircraft while on takeoff ground run. Contributing to this lack of control were wind gusts from dust devils in the area, thermal activity, and the pilot's lack of experience. - [NTSB LAX89LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA094.md): Piper PA-28-180 · Show Low, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 23, 1989 · N8162W · Substantial damage > Delayed retraction of flaps and the inadvertent application of left rudder due to diversion of attention resulting in the airplane's departure from the runway. A contributing factor was the inexperience of the student pilot. - [NTSB NYC89LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA067.md): Piper PA-28-180 · Turners Falls, MA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 14, 1989 · N1057X · Substantial damage > Loss of control during landing roll due to ice on the runway, and collision with a snow bank off the runway which sheared the left main landing gear. - [NTSB ATL89LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89LA007.md): Piper PA-28-180 · Savannah, GA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 7, 1988 · N7769N · Substantial damage > While landing with a left x-wind, the acft veered to the left & went off the rwy. Subsequently, the nose gear collapsed in soft terrain. The plt thought tower personnel had told him the wind was from 030 deg at 9 KTS. A check of the transcript revealed that… - [NTSB BFO88LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO88LA037.md): Piper PA-28-180 · Wise, VA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 30, 1988 · N7947N · Substantial damage > The student plt was on his first solo flight and attempting his second solo landing when he was unable to maintain directional control in a left crosswind. The acft drifted right and the plt attempted to do a go-around to avoid going off the side of the rwy.… - [NTSB NYC88LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA127.md): Piper PA-28-180 · Slatington, PA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 17, 1988 · N4893L · Destroyed > The pilot landed at Slatington, Pennsylvania during strong wind conditions. When the pilot applied brakes, a sudden gust of wind lifted the left wing and pushed the aircraft off the right side of the runway down an embankment, and into a tree stump. - [NTSB NYC87LA271](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA271.md): Piper PA-28-180 · Waynesburg, PA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 26, 1987 · N9122J · Substantial damage > The pilot said he flooded the engine of the Piper PA-28-180 and decided to pull the prop through a couple of times by hand. He said he thought he had turned the mags off, pulled the mixture to idle cut-off, and set the parking brake. When he had pulled the… - [NTSB LAX87LA343](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA343.md): Piper PA-28-180 · Tucson, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 20, 1987 · N7896W · Substantial damage > A Piper PA-28-180 collided with a tree after veering off runway 15. The pilot indicated that he encountered a right crosswind during the landing roll and veered off the left side of the runway. The aircraft's left wing then struck a tree severing it from the… Next page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb.md?model=7102808&occurrence=260&page=2 ## 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 ('7102808') AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o."occurrenceNumber" = 1 AND o."occurrenceCode" = 260)) ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC ``` This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=7102808&occurrence=260 --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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