# NTSB ATL84LA233: Piper PA-28-180, N7912N, Morrison, TN, July 22, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: July 22, 1984, 16:00 local (21:00 UTC)
- Place: Morrison, TN
- Coordinates: 35.600379, -85.910629 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6004&lon=-85.9106&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 6505
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL84LA233
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/6505/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LA233

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown
  - flare - improper, pilot in command (cause)
- Nose over, landing
  - terrain condition - high vegetation (contributing factor)
  - proper alignment - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

THE PLT WAS GIVING FREE RIDES TO HIS FRIENDS. HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON RWY 27 WHEN THE 'AIRCRAFT LOST LIFT AT 15 FEET ABOVE THE RWY.' THE ACFT DROPPED TO THE RWY IN A THREE POINT ATTITUDE, THE PLT ADDED POWER TO REGAIN CONTROL. THE LEFT WING TIP AND THE NOSE OF THE ACFT CONTACTED A BEAN CROP ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RWY AND THE ACFT NOSEDOVER. EXAMINATION OF THE ACFT AFTER THE ACCIDENT REVEALED THAT THE FLAPS WERE FULL DOWN AND THE CARB HEAT CONTROL WAS IN THE 'HOT' POSITION.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N7912N (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-180
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 285324
- Airframe hours: 2137
- Engines: LYCOMING O-360-A3A 180 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Cecil H. Mitchell, Jr.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, February 11, 1984
- Airport: Farm Strip, runway 27, 2,000 × 54 ft, grass/turf

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 60; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 150 total, 150 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 60° at 9 knots
- Visibility: 3 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 81 °F, dew point 64 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: CSV, 46 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 19840722034029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840722034029A), Jul 22, 1984: Piper PA28180, Morrison, TN, Substantial damage. Leveled too high and drifted off the runway then mushed to the ground trying to go around with carb heat and flaps.

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.

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