# NTSB ERA13CA419: Piper PA28 151, N4379F, Abingdon, VA, September 13, 2013 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: September 13, 2013, 12:45 local (16:45 UTC) - Place: Abingdon, VA - Coordinates: 36.687221, -82.033332 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6872&lon=-82.0333&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 November 19, 2013 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation - Parties: FAA/FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 88083 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA13CA419 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/88083/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=88083 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13CA419 ## Probable cause The failure of the pilot to maintain directional control during a crosswind landing resulting in collision with terrain and aft displacement of the nose landing gear. ## 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-28-151, 9 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=7102805), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/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-28-151, 7 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=7102805), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Piper PA-28-151, 22 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=7102805), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Landing gear collapse](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094); cases with it: [Piper PA-28-151, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094/sequence.md?model=7102805), [All aircraft, 1,787 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot stated that after takeoff he proceeded to the accident airport where the wind was forecast to be from 340 degrees gusting to 12 knots. On final approach for runway 6, he made minor crosswind corrections and executed a normal landing. After touchdown on runway centerline while at just under 60 knots, a wind gust occurred and he applied right rudder and aileron control inputs but the airplane was pointed at the left edge of the runway. The airplane went off the runway onto wet grass resulting in reduced braking action. The airplane travelled into a gulley resulting in aft displacement of the nose landing gear. Following recovery of the airplane several tubes of the engine mount were fractured. ## Factual narrative The pilot stated that after takeoff he proceeded to the accident airport where the wind was forecast to be from 340 degrees gusting to 12 knots. On final approach for runway 06, he made minor crosswind corrections and executed a normal landing. After touchdown on runway centerline while at just under 60 knots, a wind gust occurred and he applied right rudder and aileron control inputs but the airplane was pointed at the left edge of the runway. The airplane went off the runway onto wet grass resulting in reduced braking action. The airplane travelled into a gulley resulting in aft displacement of the nose landing gear. Following recovery of the airplane several tubes of the engine mount were fractured. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N4379F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4379F-2018-10-23), registration cancelled 2018-10-23, S/N 28-7715029, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: PIPER PA28 151 (151) - Registry model: [Piper PA-28-151](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (registry code 7102805) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 28-7715029 - Year built: 1976 - Airframe hours: 3930 - Engines: Lycoming O-320-E3D 150 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Ivanov Tochev T - Registered owner: Ivanov Tochev T - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, September 21, 2012 - Departed: TRI, Bristol, TN - Destination: VJI, Abingdon, VA - Airport: VJI, Virginia Highlands Airport, runway 6, 4,471 × 75 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 49; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; seat: left; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 249 total, 249 in this make and model, 249 as pilot in command, 2 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 360° at 4 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 72 °F, dew point 55 °F - Altimeter: 29.96 inHg - Observed at: VJI ## 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 20130913019119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130913019119A), Sep 13, 2013: Piper PA-28-151, Abingdon, VA, Substantial damage. Aircraft departed tri to vji at 12:30 pm. The weather reported winds from 340 and gusting 12. Pilot reported the flight from ktri and the approach to runway 6… ## Docket (6 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on November 6, 2013, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=88083. 12.3 MB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 305 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40403580&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF - Weather Reports and Records (item 2, .PDF, 15 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40401429&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Weather%20Reports%20and%20Records-Master.PDF - Photo 1: Digital Photograph Provided by FAA. View Depicts the Resting Position of the Airplane. (item 3, .PDF, 5.1 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40403585&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photo%201%3A%20Digital%20Photograph%20Provided%20by%20FAA.%20View%20Depicts%20the%20Resting%20Position%20of%20the%20Airplane.-Master.PDF - Photo 2: Digital Photograph Provided by FAA. View Looking from the Ditch Towards the Runway. (item 4, .PDF, 1.7 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40403586&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photo%202%3A%20Digital%20Photograph%20Provided%20by%20FAA.%20View%20Looking%20from%20the%20Ditch%20Towards%20the%20Runway.-Master.PDF - Photo 3: Digital Photograph Provided by FAA. View Depicts the Displaced Nose Landing Gear. (item 5, .PDF, 3.6 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40403589&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photo%203%3A%20Digital%20Photograph%20Provided%20by%20FAA.%20View%20Depicts%20the%20Displaced%20Nose%20Landing%20Gear.-Master.PDF - Photo 4: Digital Photograph Provided by FAA. View Depicts the Damaged Engine Mount. (item 6, .PDF, 1.5 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40403590&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photo%204%3A%20Digital%20Photograph%20Provided%20by%20FAA.%20View%20Depicts%20the%20Damaged%20Engine%20Mount.-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.