# NTSB CHI04LA035: Piper PA-28-180, N7467W, Bloomfield, IA, November 30, 2003 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: November 30, 2003, 11:43 local (17:43 UTC) - Place: Bloomfield, IA - Coordinates: 40.732223, -92.428337 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7322&lon=-92.4283&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report February 24, 2005 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA, Des Moines, IA FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 58393 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI04LA035 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/58393/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04LA035 ## Probable cause The pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind condition which resulted in his failure to maintain directional control of the airplane. Factors associated with the accident were the crosswind and the grass which the airplane contacted. ## 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 - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor) - compensation for wind conditions - inadequate, pilot in command (cause) - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - Nose over, landing - roll - terrain condition - grass (contributing factor) ## Analysis The airplane nosed over following a loss of directional control during a landing roll. The landing was being made on runway 36 (3,401 feet by 50 feet, dry concrete). Local winds at the time of the accident were from 270 degrees at 10 - 12 knots. The pilot stated he touched down approximately 1,300 feet down the runway. He reported that shortly after touchdown he "lost control of the aircraft in the crosswind." The airplane departed the left side of the runway. The pilot reported the airplane traveled another 300 feet prior to nosing over in the grass about 20 feet off the side of the runway. ## Factual narrative On November 30, 2003, at 1143 central standard time, a Piper PA-28-180, N7467W, operated by Heartland Aviation, nosed over following a loss of directional control while landing on runway 36 (3,401 feet by 50 feet, dry concrete) at the Bloomfield Municipal Airport (4K6), Bloomfield, Iowa. The private rated pilot was not injured. The airplane was substantially damaged. The 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight was operating in visual meteorological conditions without a flight plan. The local flight departed from 4K6, at 1135. The purpose of the flight was for the pilot to practice takeoffs and landings. The pilot stated that on his first landing he touched down approximately 1,300 feet down the runway. He reported that shortly after touchdown he "lost control of the aircraft in the crosswind." The airplane departed the left side of the runway. The pilot reported the airplane traveled another 300 feet prior to nosing over in the grass about 20 feet off the side of the runway. The pilot reported the local winds at the time of the accident were from 270 degrees at 10 - 12 knots. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N7467W](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7467W), registered now, S/N 28-1370, built 1963 (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) - 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: 28-1370 - Airframe hours: 4459 - Engines: Lycoming O-360-A3A 180 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Heartland Aviation - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: 100 hour, October 23, 2003, 25 hours before - Departed: 4K6, Bloomfield, IA - Destination: 4K6, Bloomfield, IA - Airport: 4K6, Bloomfield Municipal, runway 36, 3,401 × 50 ft, concrete ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 64; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, unknown; seat: left; flight hours: 166 total, 19 in this make and model, 136 as pilot in command, 5 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 290° at 8 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 54 °F, dew point 27 °F - Altimeter: 29.90 inHg - Observed at: OTM, 25 nm away ## 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 20031130030319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031130030319A), Nov 30, 2003: Piper PA28180, Bloomfield, IA, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot failed to maintain control of the aircraft while performing crosswind landing. The pilot received minor injuries. The aircraft received substantial… ## Other investigations on N7467W (1) 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 UNK64X3354](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3354), Aug 13, 1964: Piper PA28 (N7467W), Dequeen, AR, destroyed 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. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.