# NTSB ERA11CA127: Piper PA28, N9742J, Monroeville, AL, January 26, 2011 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: January 26, 2011, 16:30 local (22:30 UTC) - Place: Monroeville, AL - Coordinates: 31.454721, -87.350555 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.4547&lon=-87.3506&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report June 8, 2011 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation - Parties: FAA/FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 78230 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA11CA127 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/78230/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=78230 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA127 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing rollout. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Performance/control parameters: directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Piper PA-28-180, 41 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=7102808), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md) - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Piper PA-28-180, 67 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=7102808), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Piper PA-28-180, 38 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=7102808), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300); cases with it: [Piper PA-28-180, 31 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=7102808), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Piper PA-28-180, 96 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=7102808), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot stated that he was landing at the conclusion of a cross-country flight. After touchdown and during the landing rollout, the airplane veered to the left and would not respond to his rudder or aileron control inputs. The pilot applied full engine power in an attempt to fly over a pile of debris adjacent to the runway, but impacted the debris with the propeller, nose landing gear, and left main landing gear. A postaccident examination of the airplane by a Federal Aviation Administration inspector revealed that the left main landing gear tire was flat and that the left wing spar had sustained substantial damage. ## Factual narrative The pilot stated that he was conducting a normal landing at the conclusion of a cross-country flight. The touchdown was normal, but during the landing rollout, the airplane veered to the left and would not respond to rudder or aileron control inputs. The pilot applied full engine power to clear a pile of debris off the left side of the runway, but impacted the debris with the propeller, nose landing gear, and left main landing gear. Postaccident examination of the airplane by a Federal Aviation Administration inspector revealed that the left main landing gear tire was flat, and the left wing spar had sustained substantial damage. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N9742J](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9742J), registered now, S/N 28-3937 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: PIPER PA28 (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: 28-3937 - Engines: LYCOMING O360 180 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Horace B. Larimore - Registered owner: Horace B. Larimore - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, July 1, 2010 - Departed: CRS, Corsicana, TX - Destination: MVC, Monroeville, AL - Airport: MVC, Monroe County Airport, runway 03, 6,208 × 100 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 48; injuries: none; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, with waivers/limitations; last flight review July 6, 2010; seat: right; flight hours: 9,000 total, 300 in this make and model, 247 in the last 90 days, 89 in the last 30 days, 14 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 330° at 3 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 48 °F, dew point 30 °F - Altimeter: 30.10 inHg - Observed at: GZH, 16 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 20110126000809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110126000809A), Jan 26, 2011: Piper PA-28-180, Monroeville, AL, Substantial damage. On January 26, 2011 at approximately 1700 hrs, the pilot of a Piper 28-180 made a normal approach, and landed on runway 03 at Monroeville, AL (kmvc). Upon… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on May 2, 2011, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=78230. 565 KB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 467 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40344394&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF - Memorandum for Record - FAA Inspector (item 2, .PDF, 98 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40344476&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Memorandum%20for%20Record%20-%20FAA%20Inspector-Master.PDF From the NTSB's public API. 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