# NTSB ATL86FA176: Piper PA-28-180, N103EF, Columbus, GA, June 19, 1986

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report
- Date: June 19, 1986, 11:25 local (15:25 UTC)
- Place: Columbus, GA
- Coordinates: 32.549346, -84.919479 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5493&lon=-84.9195&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 6949
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL86FA176
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/6949/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86FA176

## Sequence of events

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

- In flight encounter with weather, landing - flare/touchdown
  - weather condition - gusts
- Loss of control - in flight, landing
  - remedial action - delayed, pilot in command (cause)
- On ground/water collision with object, landing
  - object - airport facility
  - object - vehicle

## Analysis

JUST AS THE AIRCRAFT FLARED FOR LANDING, A GUST OF WIND STRUCK THE AIRPORT. THE PILOT AND PASSENGERS REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT BALLOONED UP SEVERAL FEET, AND THE RIGHT WING DIPPED. THE PILOT GOT THE WINGS LEVEL AND ATTEMPTED TO PERFORM A GO-AROUND. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED RIGHT AND STRUCK THE GROUND, A POWER TRANSFORMER AND FIVE CARS BEFORE COMING TO A HALT. A REVIEW OF THE CONTINUOUS PRINT OUT OF THE WIND VELOCITY AT THE AIRPORT SHOWED A GUST OF WIND AT THE REPORTED TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE REAR SEAT PASSENGER REPORTED SEEING THE STALL WARNING LIGHT ON AFTER THE AIRCRAFT BALLOONED AND BEFORE THE FIRST IMPACT.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N103EF](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N103EF-1988-04-06), registration cancelled 1988-04-06, S/N 283433 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-180
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (registry code 7102808) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 28-3433
- Airframe hours: 2918
- Engines: LYCOMING O-360-A3A 180 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Eagle Air Force,Inc.
- Registered owner: Eagle Air Force, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, February 1, 1986, 74 hours before
- Departed: SRQ, SARASOTA, FL
- Flight plan: VFR
- Airport: CSG, Columbus Metro, runway 12, 3,999 × 150 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 32; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; toxicology performed; flight hours: 202 total, 14 in this make and model, 148 as pilot in command, 21 in the last 90 days, 3 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 100° at 9 knots
- Visibility: 4 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 2,500 ft broken
- Temperature: 82 °F, dew point 70 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: CSG

## 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 19860619026659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860619026659A), Jun 19, 1986: Piper PA28180, Columbus, GA, Substantial damage. During go around, aircraft veered off runway and struck obstacles. Engine power may have been degraded by sealant.

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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