# NTSB ATL03LA110: Piper PA-28-236, N9234Z, Hatteras, NC, June 21, 2003 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: June 21, 2003, 13:30 local (17:30 UTC) - Place: Hatteras, NC - Coordinates: 35.322776, -75.617774 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3228&lon=-75.6178&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report June 28, 2006 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Greensboro FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 57267 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL03LA110 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/57267/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL03LA110 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll. A factor was a go-around not performed. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - go-around - not performed, pilot in command (contributing factor) - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - terrain condition - berm (contributing factor) ## Analysis According to the pilot, upon arriving at the destination airport he established a final approach to land on runway 7. The pilot described the approach as fast and high, and the airplane touched down beyond the halfway point on the 3000-foot long runway. The pilot said after the airplane bounced at touchdown, it veered 55 feet off the left side of the runway and collided with a sand dune. The pilot did not report any mechanical malfunctions with the airplane. Examination of the airplane revealed left and right wing damage and fuselage damage in the area of the left wing root. The broken nose wheel was also torn from the airframe. The pilot stated that this accident could have been prevented if he had executed a go-around before the airplane touched down on the runway. ## Factual narrative On June 21, 2003, at 1330 eastern daylight time, a Piper PA-28-236, N9234Z, registered to and operated by a private pilot, veered off the left side of runway 7 and collided with the ground during an attempted landing at Billy Martin Field in Hatteras, North Carolina. The personal flight operated under the provisions of Title 14 CFR Part 91 with no flight plan filed. Visual weather conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The airplane sustained substantial damage. The pilot and his passenger were not injured. The flight departed Tarboro, North Carolina, at 1230, on June 21, 2003. According to the pilot, upon arriving at Billy Martin Field, he established a final approach to land on runway 7. The pilot described the approach as fast and high. The airplane touched down beyond the halfway point on the 3000-feet long runway. The pilot said after the airplane bounced at touchdown, it veered 55 feet off the left side of the runway and collided with a sand dune. The pilot did not report any mechanical malfunctions with the airplane. Examination of the airplane revealed left and right wing damage and fuselage damage in the area of the left wing root. The broken nose wheel was also torn from the airframe. The pilot stated that this accident could have been prevented if he had executed a go-around before the airplane touched down on the runway. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N9234Z](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9234Z), registered now, S/N 2811041, built 1995 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Piper PA-28-236 - Registry model: [Piper PA-28-236](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-236) (registry code 7102815) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 2811041 - Airframe hours: 1180 - Engines: Lycoming O-540-J3A5D 235 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: David D. Madalozzo - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, April 16, 2003 - Departed: ETC, Tarboro, NC - Destination: HSE, Hatteras, NC - Airport: HSE, Billy Mitchell Aitport, runway 7, 3,000 × 75 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 68; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; last flight review January 20, 2003; seat: left; flight hours: 490 total, 364 in this make and model, 451 as pilot in command, 32 in the last 90 days, 18 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 290° at 9 knots, gusting 14 - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Temperature: 79 °F, dew point 61 °F - Altimeter: 29.85 inHg - Observed at: MQI, 42 nm away ## 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 20030621012379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030621012379A), Jun 21, 2003: Piper PA28236, Hatteras, NC, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot was on VFR flight from etc to hse, stated that he saw airport and entered a base leg even though he was quite high and had to lose altitude. No… 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. Compare the reported make and model. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.