# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-28RT-201T: 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.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB CHI96LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA175.md): Piper PA-28-201T · Wichita, KS · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 28, 1996 · N77782 · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during landing. A factor associated with the accident was the gusty crosswind condition.
- [NTSB MIA93LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA93LA102.md): Piper PA-28RT-201T · Boca Raton, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 14, 1993 · N3071N · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the pilot-in-command to maintain directional control while landing with a crosswind.
- [NTSB DEN89LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA156.md): Piper PA-28RT-201T · Red Lodge, MT · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 3, 1989 · N4391A · Substantial damage
  > Inadequate compensation for the wind conditions during landing roll, resulting in a loss of control. Contributing to the accident was the gusty wind condition.
- [NTSB CHI87LA218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87LA218.md): Piper PA-28RT-201T · Grayslake, IL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 20, 1987 · N8315S · Substantial damage
  > The aircraft landed off the right side of the runway on a dark night when the pilot was unable to identify the intended landing runway. The aircraft landed in soft turf and during subsequent loss of control, turned right and nosed down into a ravine. The…
- [NTSB MKC86LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC86LA035.md): Piper PA-28RT-201 · Aurora, MO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 16, 1985 · N83956 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot stated there was patches of snow and ice on the runway surface a snow on the sides and as he pulled up the flaps, the airplane veered right, off the runway. He said that after he got the airplane back on the runway, it ground- looped to the left and…
- [NTSB FTW85FA247](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85FA247.md): Piper PA-28RT-201T · Pineville, LA · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jun 7, 1985 · N4507V · Destroyed
  > The aircraft landed long and fast on the relatively short, sloping runway. After bouncing four times, the pilot rapidly added throttle on the turbocharger-equipped aircraft and attempted to climb. Witnesses observed smoke from the exhaust, and described high…
- [NTSB DEN85LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA044.md): Piper PA-28RT-201 · Nucla, CO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 15, 1984 · N2193Y · Substantial damage
  > According to the plt, after landing on centerline brakes were applied and ice on the rwy caused the acft to veer left. An abort was initiated but realizing that the acft was going off the side of the rwy the plt secured the eng. The nose gear collapsed as the…
- [NTSB LAX83LA368](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA368.md): Piper PA-28RT · Novato, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 30, 1983 · N2510U · Substantial damage
  > The acft left the rwy during landing and collided with a dirt embankment. The plt was practicing takeoffs and landings. The tower had advised him that rwy 13 was in use and there was right crosswind. During the 3rd landing as the plt was raising the flaps he…

## 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 ('7102817')
    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=7102817&occurrence=260

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