# NTSB ATL96LA052: Piper PA-28R-200, N2590Q, Birmingham, AL, February 22, 1996

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: February 22, 1996, 17:45 local (23:45 UTC)
- Place: Birmingham, AL
- Coordinates: 33.499817, -86.804176 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4998&lon=-86.8042&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 9, 1996
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 3695
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL96LA052
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/3695/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL96LA052

## Probable cause

the pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing,

## 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
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - ground loop/swerve - inadvertent, pilot in command
- Main gear collapsed, landing - roll
  - landing gear,main gear - overload

## Analysis

The pilot requested a full stop landing on the last quarter of the 10,000-foot runway. As the pilot applied braking after the landing, the airplane veered off the left side of the runway. As the airplane skidded along the runway, the right landing gear collapsed. No mechanical problem with the airplane was reported by the pilot, and examination of the airplane failed to disclose a mechanical problem.

## Factual narrative

On February 22, 1996, at 1745 central standard time, a Piper PA-28R-200, N2590Q, right main landing gear collapsed during rollout from a landing on runway 23 at the Birmingham Municipal Airport in Birmingham, Alabama. 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, and the commercial pilot was not injured. The flight departed Pell City, Alabama, at 1725.

The pilot had requested to touchdown on the last quarter of the 10,000 foot concrete runway. As the pilot applied braking following the touchdown, the airplane veered left of the runway centerline. He then applied heavy breaking to stop the airplane. During the heavy braking phase, the airplane turned to the left, and the right main landing gear collapsed.

Examination of the airplane failed to disclose a mechanical problem, nor did the pilot report a mechanical problem with the airplane.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2590Q](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2590Q), registered now, S/N 28R-7737038, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Piper PA-28R-200
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28R-201](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-201) (registry code 7102816) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Airframe hours: 3145
- Engines: Lycoming IO-360-C1C 200 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: William S. Houston
- Registered owner: Inflight
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, December 4, 1995
- Departed: PLR, PELL CITY, AL
- Destination: BHM
- Airport: BHM, Birmingham Municipal, runway 23, 10,000 × 150 ft, concrete

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 24; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 510 total, 55 in this make and model, 414 as pilot in command, 30 in the last 90 days, 5 in the last 30 days, 3 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Dusk
- Wind: 170° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 8 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 25,000 ft overcast
- Temperature: 70 °F, dew point 57 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: BHM

## 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 19960222005859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960222005859A), Feb 22, 1996: Piper PA28R201, Birmingham, AL, Substantial damage. Landed long. Used excessive braking causing swerves and side loads on gear. Collapsed right main gear.

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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