# NTSB ANC23LA014: Piper PA-28-140, N5626U, Anchorage, AK, November 27, 2022 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: November 27, 2022 - Place: Anchorage, AK · RWY 28 Merrill Field - Coordinates: 61.215814, -149.85578 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2158&lon=-149.8558&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Landing area overshoot](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/380) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office - NTSB case key (mKey): 106603 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC23LA014 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/106603/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=106603 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC23LA014 ## Probable cause The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during landing. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Performance/control parameters: directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Piper PA-28-140, 40 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=7102802), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md) - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot; cases with it: [Piper PA-28-140, 103 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=7102802), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Runway/land/takeoff/taxi surface: snow/slush/ice covered surface](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03023015): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Effect on operation; cases with it: [Piper PA-28-140, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03023015/cases.md?model=7102802), [All aircraft, 219 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03023015/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-landing roll: Landing area overshoot](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/380) (defining event); cases with it: [Piper PA-28-140, 6 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/380/sequence.md?model=7102802), [All aircraft, 400 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/380/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230); cases with it: [Piper PA-28-140, 38 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=7102802), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Attempted remediation/recovery](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/060); cases with it: [Piper PA-28-140, 19 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/060/sequence.md?model=7102802), [All aircraft, 1,422 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/060/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300); cases with it: [Piper PA-28-140, 47 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=7102802), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md) ## Analysis The student pilot reported he was on a solo cross-country flight. The airport runway conditions were reported as good, braking deceleration and directional control was normal. As the airplane crossed over the approach end of the runway, the pilot felt he needed to lose a little more airspeed and held a flare a little longer and landed further down the runway. Upon touchdown the airplane began to slide to the left of centerline. The pilot attempted a go-around maneuver by adding power. The pilot was unable to correct back to centerline, which resulted in a runway excursion. The airplane impacted taxiway signs and lights sustaining substantial damage to the left wing. The pilot reported that there were no pre-accident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N5626U](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5626U), registered now, S/N 28-26423, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-140 - Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 28-26423 - Year built: 1969 - Airframe hours: 5431.5 - Engines: LYCOMING O-320 SERIES 150 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Operator: Fly Around Alaska LLC - Registered owner: Fly Around Alaska LLC - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: 100 hour, November 12, 2022, 7.7 hours before - Departed: PAAQ, Palmer, AK - Destination: Same as departure - Flight plan: VFR - Airport: MRI, Merrill Field Airport, runway 28, 4,000 × 100 ft, ice ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Student pilot; age 37; injuries: none; student; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 1, with waivers/limitations; seat: left; restraint: lap only; flight hours: 42 total, 42 in this make and model, 5 as pilot in command, 19 in the last 90 days, 15 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 70° at 4 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 9 °F, dew point 7 °F - Altimeter: 30.45 inHg - Observed at: PAMR - METAR: METAR PAMR 271853Z 07004KT 10SM CLR M13/M14 A3045 RMK AO2 SLP312 T11281139 $ ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20221127018529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221127018529A), Nov 27, 2022: Piper PA-28-140, Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. Accident pilot stated he and his instructor checked weather and NOTAMS on the morning of the flight and agreed the flight could be completed under the reported… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on March 30, 2023, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=106603. 2.8 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 11 pages, 2.3 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=15049822&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=ANC23LA014%206120%20print_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Photos (item 2, PDF, 3 pages, 456 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=15049975&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Photo%20Array%20ANC23LA014-Rel.pdf From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. 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