# NTSB ERA24LA020: Piper PA-28-180, N9101J, Jackson, TN, October 20, 2023 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: October 20, 2023, 15:53 local (20:53 UTC) - Place: Jackson, TN - Coordinates: 35.599881, -88.915612 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5999&lon=-88.9156&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: 3 uninjured - Status: Completed - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation - Parties: FAA/FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 193302 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA24LA020 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/193302/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=193302 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA020 ## Probable cause The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll in gusting wind conditions, which resulted in a runway excursion. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [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) - [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) - [Wind: gusts](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034045): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Ability to respond/compensate; cases with it: [Piper PA-28-180, 12 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034045/cases.md?model=7102808), [All aircraft, 1,199 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034045/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-flare/touchdown: Other weather encounter](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/400); cases with it: [Piper PA-28-180, 15 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/400/sequence.md?model=7102808), [All aircraft, 1,127 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/400/sequence.md) - [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) ## Analysis The pilot reported that following a cross-country flight, on the first approach to land he performed a go-around due to gusting wind and an unstable approach. During the second approach to the same runway, the pilot reported that the approach was stable, however, near the runway threshold the airplane began sinking and impacted the runway with all three wheels at once. Subsequently, the airplane immediately veered to the left off the runway despite the pilot’s attempt to apply wheel brakes and maintain directional control. During the runway excursion, the nose landing gear collapsed which resulted in substantial damage to the engine mount and fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures of the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N9101J](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9101J), registered now, S/N 28-3143, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-180 (NO SERIES) - 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: 28-3143 - Year built: 1966 - Engines: Lycoming O-320 180 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Old School Aircraft LLC - Registered owner: Old School Aircraft LLC - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: SIK, Sikeston, MO - Destination: Same as departure - Flight plan: VFR - Airport: MKL, Mc Kellar-Sipes Rgnl, runway 29, 3,539 × 100 ft, asphalt - Equipment: ADS-B, Stall warning system ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 53; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, with waivers/limitations; last flight review July 16, 2023; seat: left; restraint: lap only; flight hours: 300 total, 16 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days, 0 in the last 30 days, 0 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 310° at 11 knots, gusting 19 - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 75 °F, dew point 46 °F - Altimeter: 29.79 inHg - Observed at: MKL - METAR: SPECI KMKL 202106Z 31011G19KT 10SM CLR 24/08 A2979 RMK AO2 T02440078= ## 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 20231020018269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231020018269A), Oct 20, 2023: Piper PA-28-180, Jackson, TN, Substantial damage. On October 20, 2023, at 1507 local time, a Piper cherokee, PA-28-180, departed sikeston, MO (ksik) bound for Jackson, TN (kmkl) with three souls onboard. The… ## Other investigations on N9101J (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 DEN71FQA30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN71FQA30), Nov 25, 1970: Piper PA-28 (N9101J), Albuquerque, NM, substantial damage ## Docket (5 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on February 22, 2024, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=193302. 5.1 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 11 pages, 2.2 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=16630048&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=NTSB%206120.1_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Memorandum for record (FAA inspector) (item 2, PDF, 1 page, 87 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=16629795&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=MFR%20(FAA%20Inspector)-Rel.pdf - Memorandum for record (mechanic) (item 3, PDF, 1 page, 87 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=16629932&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=MFR%20(Mechanic)-Rel.pdf - Investigation photographs (item 4, PDF, 5 pages, 4 photos, 1.1 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=16629082&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Investigation%20Photographs-Rel.pdf - Video of accident landing (item 5, MP4, 1.6 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=16629448&FileExtension=mp4&FileName=Video%20of%20Accident%20Landing-Rel.mp4 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.