# NTSB FTW83LA204: Piper PA-28R-200, N15454, Hugo, OK, April 9, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: April 9, 1983, 15:00 local (21:00 UTC)
- Place: Hugo, OK
- Coordinates: 34.009292, -95.510986 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0093&lon=-95.5110&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 20876
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW83LA204
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/20876/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA204

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown
  - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor)
  - in-flight planning/decision - poor, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - proper descent rate - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - compensation for wind conditions - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - go-around - not performed, pilot in command (cause)
- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll
  - recovery from bounced landing - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - ground loop/swerve - inadvertent, pilot in command (contributing factor)
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - rough/uneven (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING THE FIRST APPROACH STRONG GUSTS WERE ENCOUNTERED OVER THE THRESHOLD AND A GO-AROUND WAS WAS INITIATED. DURING THE SECOND APPROACH HE FLEW A LITTLE HIGHER ON FINAL WITH A STEEPER DESCENT. HE AGAIN ENCOUNTERED GUSTY WINDS JUST BEFORE TOUCHDOWN AND LANDED HARD WITH FULL LEFT RUDDER APPLIED AND THE NOSE POINTED INTO THE RIGHT TO LEFT CROSSWIND. THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED ONCE AND WENT OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. AFTER ROLLING THRU 30-40 YARDS OF TURF THE PILOT STEERED THE AIRCRAFT BACK ON THE RUNWAY TO A SAFE STOP.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N15454 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R-200
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 28R-7335060
- Airframe hours: 2580
- Engines: LYCOMING IO-360-C1C 200 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Arthur Cidney Newberry
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Unknown, October 28, 1982
- Departed: ADS, ADDISON, TX
- Flight plan: VFR
- Airport: F53, Nash Municipal, runway 18, 2,960 × 75 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 40; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 104 total, 77 in this make and model, 48 as pilot in command, 45 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 270° at 12 knots, gusting 14
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none

## 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 19830409015579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830409015579A), Apr 9, 1983: Piper PA28R200, Hugo, OK, Substantial damage. Pilot made hard crosswind landing which cracked left main wing spar, one left inboard rib and main gear locking arm

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.

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