# NTSB ATL02LA133: Piper PA-28-140, N6708W, Picayune, MS, June 27, 2002 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: June 27, 2002, 12:00 local (17:00 UTC) - Place: Picayune, MS - Coordinates: 30.487222, -89.651107 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4872&lon=-89.6511&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report February 25, 2003 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Jackson FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 55063 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL02LA133 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/55063/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=55063 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02LA133 ## Probable cause The pilot's misjudged the touch down point on the runway and collided with the ground short of the runway. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Undershoot, landing - flare/touchdown - proper touchdown point - misjudged, pilot in command (cause) ## Analysis The pilot stated that during the approach to land the airplane touched down hard and short of the runway. Examination of the airplane revealed that the nose gear collapsed and the airplane veered off the left side of the runway. Post examination did not reveal any mechanical malfunction or flight control problems. ## Factual narrative On June 27, 2002, at 1200 central daylight time, a Piper PA-28-140, N6708W, registered to and operated by a student pilot nose gear collapse during a bounced landing at Picayune Municipal Airport, in Picayune, Mississippi. The personal flight was operated under the provisions of Title 14 CFR Part 91 with no flight plan filed. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The airplane sustained substantial damage, and the student pilot was not injured. The local flight originated from Picayune, Mississippi, at 1130. The student pilot was practicing flight maneuvers west of the airport. After approximately an hour the student pilot returned to the airport to conduct touch and go landings. The student pilot entered the left downwind for runway 18. While on final approach the student pilot noticed the airplane was low and touched down approximately 10 feet short of the runway. The airplane bounced several times down the runway, and the nose gear collapsed. The airplane veered off approximately 150 feet off the left side of the runway surface. The airplane came to rest on the grass adjacent to the runway. Examination of the airplane revealed that the firewall buckled, and the engine mounts were broken. The wheel strut was broken. The nose gear had broken off and settled under the fuselage. The propeller tips were bent aft, and the underside of the fuselage was scraped. Examination of the airplane revealed no flight control or mechanical malfunctions. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N6708W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6708W-2023-04-01), registration cancelled 2023-04-01, S/N 28-20819 (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: 28-20819 - Airframe hours: 3372 - Engines: Lycoming 0320E2A 150 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Carol Ann Paffen - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, April 13, 2002, 41 hours before - Departed: PCU, PICAYUNE, MS - Airport: PCU, Picayune Pearl River County, runway 18, 5,000 × 75 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Student pilot; age 58; injuries: none; student; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 183 total, 138 in this make and model, 36 as pilot in command, 60 in the last 90 days, 40 in the last 30 days, 3 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 170° at 9 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 81 °F, dew point 75 °F - Altimeter: 30.04 inHg - Observed at: GPT ## 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 20020627015379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020627015379A), Jun 27, 2002: Piper PA28140, Picayune, MS, Substantial damage. (.19) On June 27, 2002, at 1200 central daylight time, a Piper PA-28-140, N6708W, registered to and operated by a student pilot nose gear collapse during a… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on November 25, 2002, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=55063. 342 KB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 332 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40448256&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Master.PDF - Weather Data (item 2, .PDF, 11 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40165848&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Weather%20Data-Master.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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