# NTSB FTW93LA208: Piper PA-28-181, N7630C, Baton Rouge, LA, July 7, 1993

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: July 7, 1993, 10:01 local (15:01 UTC)
- Place: Baton Rouge, LA
- Coordinates: 30.540592, -91.130783 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.5406&lon=-91.1308&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 30, 1994
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 18789
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW93LA208
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/18789/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA208

## Probable cause

THE STUDENT PILOT'S FAILURE TO ABORT THE LANDING IN A TIMELY MANNER AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL.

## Sequence of events

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

- In flight collision with object, landing - aborted
  - object - pole
  - go-around - delayed, pilot in command (cause)
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled

## Analysis

THE STUDENT PILOT WAS ON HIS THIRD SUPERVISED SOLO WHEN THE INSTRUCTOR TOLD HIM TO GO AROUND DURING A TOUCH AND GO AS THE AIRPLANE DRIFTED LEFT OFF THE RUNWAY INTO THE GRASS. AFTER A DELAY, THE STUDENT ATTEMPTED TO ABORT THE LANDING WITH THE FLAPS FULLY DEPLOYED. HE STATED THE AIRPLANE WOULD NOT CLIMB. THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED LEFT AND STRUCK A LIGHT STANCHION IN THE PARKING LOT OF THE LOCAL FAA OFFICE. IT SUBSEQUENTLY STRUCK A BILLBOARD AND CAME TO REST IN THE FRONT YARD OF A RESIDENCE.

## Factual narrative

On July 7, 1993, at 1001 central daylight time, a Piper PA-28- 181, N7630C, was destroyed when it collided with objects and the ground during an aborted landing at Ryan Field in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.  The airplane, flown by a student pilot, was on a local instructional flight.  There was no flight plan filed and visual meteorological conditions prevailed throughout the area.  The pilot, the sole occupant, was not injured.

According to the FAA and operator, the student pilot was on his third supervised solo, doing touch and go landings with the instructor on the side of the runway talking to him over a portable radio.  The pilot landed on runway 22 and was observed drifting left off the runway into the grass.  The instructor told the student to go around.  After a delay, the student attempted to execute an aborted landing with the flaps fully deployed.  He stated that the airplane would not climb.  During the attempt, the student lost control and struck a light stanchion in the parking lot of the local FAA office.  After hitting the light, the airplane hit a billboard, came down in an adjacent parking lot, went through a fence, crossed a road, and came to rest in the front yard of a residence.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7630C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7630C-1996-05-15), registration cancelled 1996-05-15, S/N 287690071 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-181
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-181](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (registry code 7102807) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 7690071
- Engines: LYCOMING O-360-A4M 180 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Registered owner: Duffard Flying Service
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal; Standard, Utility
- Last inspection: Annual, July 1, 1993
- Airport: BTR, Ryan Field, runway 22, 3,799 × 75 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 46; student; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 11 total, 11 in this make and model, 2 as pilot in command, 11 in the last 90 days, 7 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 220° at 6 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 3,500 ft broken
- Temperature: 84 °F, dew point 77 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: BTR

## 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 19930707022769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930707022769A), Jul 7, 1993: Piper PA28181, Baton Rouge, LA, Destroyed. Third solo. Drifted off runway alignment. CFI advised go around. Failed to raise flaps. Unable climb. Hit light base

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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