# NTSB CHI75FEI49: Piper PA-28R, N16258, Strongsville, OH, May 20, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 20, 1975
- Place: Strongsville, OH · STRONGSVILLE, OH
- Location: 41.3128° N, 81.8319° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Strongsville, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3128&lon=-81.8319&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 12, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149167
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI75FEI49
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FEI49

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2031  75/5/20    STRONGSVILLE,OH     PIPER PA-28R        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 387
        TIME - 1300                    N16258              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 25 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STRONGSVILLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JOHNSTOWN,PA                STRONGSVILLE,OH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- HIT MOUND OF GRAVEL DUMPED ON THE TWY L OF RWY. .
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N16258](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16258-1977-06-09), registration cancelled 1977-06-09, S/N 28R-7335118 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28R-200](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (registry code 7102811) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Strongsville

## 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 19750520023899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750520023899A), May 20, 1975: Piper PA28R200, Strongsville, OH, Substantial damage. Hit mound of gravel dumped on the twy l of rwy. .

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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