# NTSB ATL87LA075: Piper PA-28-140, N6767W, Hixson, TN, February 21, 1987

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: February 21, 1987, 15:20 local (20:20 UTC)
- Place: Hixson, TN
- Coordinates: 35.15979, -85.20082 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1598&lon=-85.2008&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report April 25, 1988
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 7380
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL87LA075
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/7380/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA075

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll
  - brakes(normal) - improper use of, pilot in command (cause)
  - lack of total experience, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - ground loop/swerve - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
- On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll
  - object - aircraft parked/standing

## Analysis

DURING LDG ROLL ON SOLO INSTRUCTIONAL FLT, STU PLT STATED THAT HE APPLIED HAND BRAKES AND ACFT SWERVED TO THE LEFT. SKID MARKS FOUND AT THE SITE LED FROM NEAR THE RWY CENTERLINE TO A PARKED C-172 STRUCK DURING THE SEQUENCE. SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED TO DISCLOSE EVIDENCE OF BRAKE MALFUNCTION.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6767W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6767W-1991-02-01), registration cancelled 1991-02-01, S/N 2820894 (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)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 28-20894
- Airframe hours: 2368
- Engines: LYCOMING O-320-E2A 150 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Registered owner: Alton Brewer
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, July 15, 1986, 77 hours before
- Airport: 1A0, Dallas Bay Sky Park, runway 5, 2,000 × 50 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 36; student; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 30 total, 27 in this make and model, 4 as pilot in command, 25 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none

## 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 19870221007969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870221007969A), Feb 21, 1987: Piper PA28140, Hixson, TN, Substantial damage. The aircraft veered off the runway and struck a parked aircraft. Student pilot. Corrosion found on brake pads.

## Other investigations on N6767W (2)

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.

- [NTSB FTW90FA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90FA119), Jun 18, 1990: Piper PA-28-140 (N6767W), Bossier City, LA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR AN UNKNOWN REASON.
- [NTSB FTW77FPG20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77FPG20), Mar 15, 1977: Piper PA-28 (N6767W), Little Rock, AR, substantial damage

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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