# NTSB FTW84LA361: Piper PA-28-180, N44367, Tyler, TX, August 16, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: August 15, 1984, 20:20 local (Aug 16, 1984, 01:20 UTC)
- Place: Tyler, TX
- Location: 32.3513° N, 95.3011° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tyler, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3513&lon=-95.3011&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 21437
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW84LA361
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/21437/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA361

## Sequence of events

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

- Overrun, landing
  - airspeed - misjudged, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - altitude - misjudged, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - proper touchdown point - not attained (cause)
  - go-around - not attained (cause)
  - visual/aural perception, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - aborted takeoff - attempted, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - landing gear,tire - burst (contributing factor)
  - brakes(normal) - excessive, pilot in command (contributing factor)
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing
  - terrain condition - ditch (contributing factor)
- Nose gear collapsed, landing

## Analysis

PLT LANDED LONG AND FAST AT A SMALL, UNMARKED AIRSTRIP. ON LNDG ROLL, PLT REALIZED AN OVERRUN WAS IMMINENT AND ADDED POWER FOR GO-AROUND. PLT THEN DECIDED INSUFFICIENT CLEAR SPACE REMAINED FOR A SUCCESFUL GO-AROUND AND ABORTED THE ATTEMPT, LOCKING THE BRAKES AND BLOWING BOTH MAIN GEAR TIRES. ACFT OVERRAN THE PREPARED SURFACE AND COLLIDED WITH A DRAINAGE DITCH, COLLAPSING THE NOSE GEAR.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N44367 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-180
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 287405237
- Engines: LYCOMING O-360-A4A 180 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: John Fuller
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Airport: Hide-Away Lake, runway 36, grass/turf

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 19; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Dusk
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 84 °F, dew point 64 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: TYR, 9 nm away

## 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 19840815044649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840815044649A), Aug 15, 1984: Piper PA28180, Tyler, TX, Substantial damage. Landed long, fast, started to go around, insufficient room. Locked brakes and ran off runway into 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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