# NTSB FTW84LA227: Piper PA-28-140, N6664J, Haskell, TX, May 8, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: May 8, 1984, 17:30 local (22:30 UTC)
- Place: Haskell, TX
- Coordinates: 33.149124, -99.730583 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1491&lon=-99.7306&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 21329
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW84LA227
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/21329/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA227

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - lack of recent total experience, pilot in command (contributing factor)
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - dirt bank/rising embankment (contributing factor)
- Nose gear collapsed, landing - roll
  - landing gear,nose gear - overload

## Analysis

PLT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE ACFT DURING THE LANDING ROLL AND ACFT VEERED OFF THE RWY STRIKING A DIRT BANK. THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED UPON IMPACT WITH THE BANK. THE PLT REPORTED ONLY 145 HOURS OF FLT TIME IN THE 18 YEARS SHE HAS HAD HAD HER PRIVATE CERTIFICATE. SHE REPORTED APRX ONE HOUR OF FLT TIME IN THE 90 DAYS PRECEEDING THE ACCIDENT.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N6664J (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-140
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 28-24349
- Airframe hours: 2824
- Engines: LYCOMING O-320-E2A 150 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Haskell Aero Club, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: AAIP, April 4, 1984, 25 hours before
- Departed: 15F, HASKELL, TX
- Airport: 15F, Haskell Municipal, runway 36, 3,200 × 50 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 62; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 145 total, 75 in this make and model, 42 as pilot in command, 1 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 315° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 90 °F

## 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 19840508018099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840508018099A), May 8, 1984: Piper PA28140, Haskell, TX, Substantial damage. Lost control on the landing roll. Ran off the runway into a ditch.

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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