# NTSB CHI96LA175: Piper PA-28-201T, N77782, Wichita, KS, May 28, 1996 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: May 27, 1996, 20:30 local (May 28, 1996, 01:30 UTC) - Place: Wichita, KS - Coordinates: 37.649223, -97.429336 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6492&lon=-97.4293&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 4 uninjured - Status: Completed, report July 25, 1996 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 10257 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI96LA175 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/10257/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA175 ## Probable cause the pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during landing. A factor associated with the accident was the gusty crosswind condition. ## 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) - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor) - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - Main gear collapsed, landing - roll - landing gear,main gear - overload ## Analysis The landing was being made on runway 18 with winds from 280 degrees at 16 knots gusting to 20 knots. After touchdown, the airplane traveled off the left side of the runway into the grass where it spun around approximately 150 degrees prior to the right main landing gear collapsing. ## Factual narrative On May 27, 1996, at 2030 central daylight time, a Piper PA-28- 201T, N77782, experienced a gear collapse following a loss of directional control while landing at the Colonel James Jabara Airport, Wichita, Kansas. The 14 CFR Part 91 flight had been operating on an IFR flight plan. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the accident site. The pilot and three passengers were not injured. The flight originated from Rogers, Arkansas, at 1900 cdt. The pilot stated that upon landing the right main gear collapsed. He reported that the airplane slid on the right wing prior to coming to a stop off the left side of the runway. The wreckage was inspected by an inspector from the Wichita Flight Standards District Office of the Federal Aviation Administration. The inspector reported that the airplane traveled off the east side of the runway and spun around 150 degrees prior to coming to rest. He reported that skid marks from the main landing gear were visible up to the point where the airplane departed the left side of the runway. He continued to report that tire tracks were visible in the grass almost to the point where the right main gear collapsed and the airplane came to rest. The landing was being made on runway 18 (6,100' x 100') with reported winds from 280 degrees at 16 knots gusting to 20 knots. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N77782](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N77782-2005-04-18), registration cancelled 2005-04-18, S/N 28R-8231044, built 1982 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Piper PA-28-201T - Registry model: [Piper PA-28RT-201T](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28rt-201t) (registry code 7102817) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (registry code 17019, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 28R8231044 - Airframe hours: 985 - Engines: Continental TSIO-360 200 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Stephen A. Fields - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, December 4, 1995, 32 hours before - Departed: ROG, ROGERS, AK - Destination: 3KM - Flight plan: IFR - Airport: 3KM, Colonel James Jabara, runway 18, 6,100 × 100 ft, concrete ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 53; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 1,208 total, 71 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days, 13 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 280° at 16 knots, gusting 20 - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 63 °F, dew point 46 °F - Altimeter: 29.00 inHg - Observed at: 3KM ## 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 19960527016609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960527016609A), May 27, 1996: Piper PA28RT201T, Wichita, KS, Substantial damage. Veered off runway landing in strong crosswind. Collapsed landing gear. Crosswind component a factor. ## Other investigations on N77782 (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 CHI04CA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04CA210), Jul 31, 2004: Piper PA-28RT-201T (N77782), Plymouth, MI, destroyed. Probable cause: The loss of engine power at a low altitude due to a fuel flow restriction caused by vapor lock. Factors to the accident included the high atmospheric temperature and the road sign that the airplane… 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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