# NTSB FTW94LA259: Piper PA-28-180, N7276W, Booneville, AR, August 3, 1994 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: August 3, 1994, 13:30 local (18:30 UTC) - Place: Booneville, AR - Coordinates: 36.220932, -92.680618 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2209&lon=-92.6806&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 1 minor - Status: Completed, report February 24, 1995 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 19131 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW94LA259 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/19131/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA259 ## Probable cause THE PROPER TOUCHDOWN POINT NOT OBTAINED DUE TO EXCESSIVE AIRSPEED DURING THE APPROACH AND LANDING. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll - airspeed - excessive, pilot in command (cause) - proper touchdown point - not attained, pilot in command (cause) - ground loop/swerve - inadvertent, pilot in command - object - fence ## Analysis THE SPEED ON FINAL WAS 85 TO 90 KNOTS. OVER THE LANDING THRESHOLD AT 50 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND, THE PILOT REDUCED THE POWER TO IDLE. THE AIRPLANE FLOATED AND THE TOUCHDOWN WAS 900 TO 1,000 FEET DOWN THE RUNWAY AND DURING BRAKING THE AIRPLANE DID NOT SEEM TO SLOW. THE PILOT GOT OFF THE BRAKES, RETRACTED THE FLAPS, AND STARTED TO ADD POWER BUT, DUE TO TREES AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY HE CHANGED HIS MIND. THE PILOT APPLIED HARD BRAKING AND LOCKED THE BRAKES. THE AIRPLANE GROUNDLOOPED, SLID TO THE RIGHT, AND HIT A FENCE. THE OPERATOR REPORTED THAT THE BRAKES WERE WITHIN THE REQUIRED SPECIFICATIONS. ## Factual narrative On August 3, 1994, at 1330 central daylight time, a Piper PA-28-180 sustained substantial damage during the landing roll near Booneville, Arkansas. The private pilot was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the local personal flight. During an interview, conducted by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector, the pilot reported that the airplane landed long and went off the departure end of the 3250 foot long runway. He further stated that the nose gear collapsed as the airplane hit rough terrain and a fence. The left wing received structural damage. The Pilot/Operator report stated that the speed on final was 85 to 90 knots. Over the landing threshold at 50 feet above the ground, the pilot "cut the power" and during the flare the airplane "seemed to float." The airplane landed 900 to 1,000 feet down the runway and during braking, the airplane did not seem to slow. The pilot got off the brakes, retracted the flaps, and started to add power, however; due to trees at the end of the runway he changed his mind. The pilot then applied "hard brake and locked the brake" with 900 feet of runway remaining. The airplane ground looped at the end of the runway and slid to the right. The airport manager (statement enclosed) reported that the airplane came to rest 150 feet beyond the end of the runway with the left wing protruding through a fence. He reported skid marks on the runway and that the brakes appeared to lock 135 feet prior to the airplane departing the runway. The pilot stated that he landed long and had to apply "more than normal braking pressure to slow the aircraft." According to the airplane operator, the brakes were within the required specifications. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N7276W](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7276W), registered now, S/N 28-1114, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-180 - 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: 28-1114 - Airframe hours: 3220 - Engines: LYCOMING O-360-A4A 180 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Ozark Regional Flt. Serv. Inc. - Registered owner: Benedict, Don - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal; Special, Provisional (Special) - Last inspection: Annual, April 28, 1994, 80 hours before - Departed: HOT, HOT SPRINGS, AR - Airport: 4M2, Booneville Municipal, runway 27, 3,250 × 50 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 51; private; airplane ratings: single-engine sea, single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 147 total, 6 in this make and model, 73 as pilot in command ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 120° at 7 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 81 °F, dew point 66 °F - Observed at: FSM ## Other investigations on N7276W (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 UNK64X0885](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0885), Mar 11, 1964: Piper PA28 (N7276W), New Castle, IN, substantial damage 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.