# NTSB CEN22LA360: Piper PA-28-181, N8367T, Neosho, MO, July 22, 2022 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: July 22, 2022, 12:15 local (17:15 UTC) - Place: Neosho, MO - Coordinates: 36.817117, -94.388309 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8171&lon=-94.3883&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Taxi: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 105662 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN22LA360 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/105662/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=105662 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA360 ## Probable cause The pilot’s inadvertent application of the right brake and subsequent loss of airplane directional control, which resulted in a taxiway excursion and impact with trees. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Taxi: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that he was traveling north on the taxiway and had intended to apply the left brake to taxi the airplane toward the runway, but he inadvertently applied the right brake. The airplane departed the taxiway and went down an embankment where it impacted trees. The airplane sustained substantial damage to both wings. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: N8367T (not matched to a registry record) - Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-181 - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 28-8190209 - Year built: 1981 - Airframe hours: 9531 - Engines: Lycoming O-360-A4M 180 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Majors Flying Club - Registered owner: Majors Flying Club - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, May 17, 2022 - Departed: KGVT, Greenville, TX - Destination: Same as departure - Flight plan: IFR - Airport: KEOS, Neosho Hugh Robinson Airport, runway 19, 5,001 × 100 ft, asphalt - Equipment: Stall warning system, ADS-B, Auto-pilot, Electronic flight bag or handheld device ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 84; injuries: none; commercial, flight instructor; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review August 20, 2020; seat: left; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 6,809 total, 1,599 in this make and model, 5,300 as pilot in command, 20 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 30 days, 0 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 160° at 4 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Temperature: 93 °F, dew point 63 °F - Altimeter: 30.05 inHg ## 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 20220722013299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220722013299A), Jul 22, 2022: Piper PA-28-181, Neosho, MO, Substantial damage. While taxiing north on the taxiway for takeoff on rwy 19 at keos, the pilot in command inadvertently applied right brake/rudder, when the left brake/rudder was… ## Docket (5 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on September 1, 2022, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=105662. 4.9 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 9 pages, 3.5 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=14358822&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=6120%20-%20pilot_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Photos (item 2, PDF, 5 pages, 5 photos, 848 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=14358505&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Photos-Rel.pdf - Correspondence - FAA (item 3, PDF, 3 pages, 224 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=14358865&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=FAA%20and%20Airport%20Manager%20statement_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Correspondence - pilot (item 4, PDF, 1 page, 111 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=14359044&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=ROC%20-%20Pilot%208-4-22-Rel.pdf - Pilot's statement (item 5, PDF, 1 page, 141 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=14359328&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Pilot%20statement_Redacted-Rel.pdf From the NTSB's public API. 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