# NTSB CEN11CA682: Piper PA-28-181, N991TF, Texarkana, AR, September 24, 2011 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: September 24, 2011, 12:35 local (17:35 UTC) - Place: Texarkana, AR - Coordinates: 33.45222, -93.987777 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4522&lon=-93.9878&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-flare/touchdown: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report January 18, 2012 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: FAA/FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 81965 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN11CA682 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/81965/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=81965 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA682 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing with a crosswind. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Action: lack of action](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041030): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Piper PA-28-181, 11 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041030/cases.md?model=7102807), [All aircraft, 792 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041030/cases.md) - [Wind: crosswind](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Response/compensation (probable cause); cases with it: [Piper PA-28-181, 6 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040/cases.md?model=7102807), [All aircraft, 1,008 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-flare/touchdown: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) (defining event); cases with it: [Piper PA-28-181, 18 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md?model=7102807), [All aircraft, 5,002 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot approached the runway at a higher-than-normal airspeed, resulting in the airplane floating down the runway. While he attempted to bleed off airspeed, the pilot did not correct for a crosswind and the airplane drifted to the right. The airplane touched down on the grass adjacent to the runway then ran up onto a taxiway, where the right main and nose gear collapsed. The right wing also struck the ground and was substantially damaged. The pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation. ## Factual narrative The pilot approached the runway at a higher than normal airspeed resulting in the airplane floating down the runway. While he attempted to bleed off airspeed, the pilot did not correct for a crosswind and the airplane drifted to the right. The airplane touched down on the grass adjacent to the runway then ran up onto a taxiway. The right main and nose gear collapsed. The right wing also struck the ground and was substantially damaged. The pilot reported there were no pre-impact mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N991TF](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N991TF-2013-10-28), registration cancelled 2013-10-28, S/N 28-7690169, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-181 - Registry model: [Piper PA-28-181](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (registry code 7102807) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 28-7690169 - Engines: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER 180 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Texarkana Flying Club Inc - Registered owner: Texarkana Flying Club Inc - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Restricted (Special); Standard, Normal - Departed: TXK, Texarkana, AR - Destination: TXK, Texarkana, AR - Flight plan: Unknown - Airport: TXK, Texarkana, runway 22 ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 68; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2; flight hours: 202 total, 201 in this make and model ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 160° at 8 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Observed at: TXK ## 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 20110924021289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110924021289A), Sep 24, 2011: Piper PA-28-181, Texarkana, AR, Substantial damage. On September 24, 2011, at 1235 CDT, a Piper PA-28-181, N991TF, registered to Texarkana flying club inc. impacted the ground during an attempted go-around… ## Docket (1 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on November 28, 2011, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=81965. 71 KB in all. - Record of Conversation with the Pilot (item 1, .PDF, 71 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40358749&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Record%20of%20Conversation%20with%20the%20Pilot-Master.PDF 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. 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