# NTSB ERA13CA140: Piper PA-28-140, N43077, Livingston, TN, February 17, 2013 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: February 17, 2013, 10:40 local (16:40 UTC) - Place: Livingston, TN - Coordinates: 36.408054, -85.306114 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4081&lon=-85.3061&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: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report June 12, 2013 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation - Parties: FAA/FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 86276 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA13CA140 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/86276/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=86276 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13CA140 ## Probable cause The student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll. ## 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-28-140, 40 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=7102802), [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-28-140, 103 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=7102802), [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-28-140, 38 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=7102802), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) ## Analysis According to the student pilot, he was practicing touch-and-go landings. After successfully completing five landings, he noticed that the wind speed was increasing and decided to make one last landing. As the airplane landed, it was struck by a gust of wind and then veered right. The student pilot attempted to regain control by applying the brakes. However, he was unable to control the airplane; it struck a tree, turned 90 degrees to the right, and came to rest in a grassy area. The airplane incurred substantial damage to the firewall during the accident sequence. The student pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. In addition, he reported the wind about the time of the accident was about 40 degrees from the left at 4 to 6 knots, gusting to 9 knots. ## Factual narrative According to the student pilot, he was practicing touch and go landings. After successfully completing five landings, he noticed the wind increasing and decided to make one last landing. As the airplane landed on the runway, it was struck by a gust of wind, the airplane veered right, and the student pilot attempted to regain control by applying the brakes. He was unable to control the airplane, it struck a tree, turned 90 degrees to the right, and came to rest in a grassy area. The airplane incurred substantial damage to the firewall during the accident sequence. The student pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. In addition, he reported the wind around the time of the accident was about 40 degrees from the left at 4 to 6 knots, gusting to 9 knots. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N43077](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N43077-2013-09-30), registration cancelled 2013-09-30, S/N 28-7425331, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-140 - Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 28-7425331 - Engines: LYCOMING O-320 SERIES 180 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Genesis Aviation Aircraft Rental - Registered owner: Doug Richards - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility - Departed: 8A3, Livingston, TN - Destination: 8A3, Livingston, TN - Airport: 8A3, Livingston Municipal Airport, runway 03, 5,152 × 75 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 40; injuries: none; student; medical: class 3, without waivers/limitations; seat: left; flight hours: 19 total, 10 in this make and model, 2 as pilot in command, 8 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 350° at 6 knots, gusting 9 - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Temperature: 30 °F - Observed at: 8A3 ## 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 20130217018059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130217018059A), Feb 17, 2013: Piper PA-28-140, Livingston, TN, Substantial damage. Student pilot landed right of certerline beyond touchdown zone. Aircraft continued to roll off of runway with no corrective action by the pilot other than… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on April 8, 2013, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=86276. 3.7 MB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 3.4 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40388793&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF - Memorandum of Record: Student Pilot (item 2, .PDF, 323 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40388955&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Memorandum%20of%20Record%3A%20Student%20Pilot-Master.PDF 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.