# NTSB FTW95LA265: Piper PA-28R-200, N1394T, Denton, TX, June 29, 1995 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: June 29, 1995, 11:00 local (16:00 UTC) - Place: Denton, TX - Coordinates: 33.190876, -97.130607 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1909&lon=-97.1306&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 4 uninjured - Status: Completed, report January 29, 1996 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 19473 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW95LA265 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/19473/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA265 ## Probable cause INADEQUATE SUPERVISION BY THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR (CFI), AND THE RESULTANT LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. A FACTOR RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE LACK OF BRAKE CONTROLS FOR THE RIGHT SEAT OCCUPANT. ## 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 - landing gear,normal brake system - other (contributing factor) - supervision - inadequate, pilot in command(cfi) (cause) - directional control - not maintained (cause) - Main gear collapsed, landing - landing gear,main gear - overload ## Analysis THE STUDENT PILOT AND FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WERE ON A STUDENT ORIENTATION FLIGHT, IN AN AIRPLANE THAT WAS NOT EQUIPPED WITH BRAKES FOR THE RIGHT SEAT OCCUPANT. WHILE LANDING, THE STUDENT PILOT IN THE LEFT SEAT APPLIED 'STRONG UNEVEN CONSTANT PRESSURE' ON THE LEFT BRAKE PEDAL. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR REPORTED THAT, HE ATTEMPTED TO COUNTERACT THE STUDENT'S LEFT BRAKING INPUT BY APPLYING RIGHT RUDDER. THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED, RESULTING IN THE RIGHT WING STRIKING THE GROUND. ## Factual narrative On June 29, 1995, at 1100 central daylight time, a Piper PA-28R-200, N1394T, was substantially damaged during landing near Denton, Texas. The certificated flight instructor and his 3 passenger were not injured. The flight originated at Fort Worth, Texas, at 1030, as a student orientation flight. The aircraft was being operated under Title 14 Part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. In an interview conducted by a Federal Aviation Administration inspector and in a written report, the pilot reported that during the landing roll, the passenger, seated in the left seat, "applied strong uneven constant pressure" on the left toe brake. He further stated that he could not counteract the braking because the airplane was not equipped with toe brakes for the right seat; however, he did attempt to apply rudder control. Subsequently, the aircraft "skidded" off of the left side of the runway and the right main landing gear collapsed, resulting in structural damage to the right wing spar and fuselage. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N1394T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1394T-1998-06-10), registration cancelled 1998-06-10, S/N 28R7235276 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R-200 - Registry model: [Piper PA-28R-200](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (registry code 7102811) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 28R-7235276 - Airframe hours: 3085 - Engines: LYCOMING IO-360-C1C 200 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Registered owner: Miloud, K.M. - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: 100 hour, June 1, 1995, 3 hours before - Departed: FTW, FORT WORTH, TX - Airport: DTO, Denton, runway 17, 5,000 × 150 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 30; airline transport; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: right; flight hours: 2,200 total, 100 in this make and model, 1,996 as pilot in command, 110 in the last 90 days, 50 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 90° at 4 knots - Visibility: 15 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 25,000 ft overcast - Temperature: 84 °F, dew point 68 °F - Altimeter: 29.00 inHg - Observed at: DFW, 40 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 19950629015609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950629015609A), Jun 29, 1995: Piper PA28R200, Denton, TX, Substantial damage. Orientation student flight. CFI landed. Student on brake. No brakes CFI side PA28 skidded. Collapsed main gear. ## Other investigations on N1394T (2) 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 FTW97FA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97FA044), Nov 20, 1996: Piper PA-28R-200 (N1394T), Fort Worth, TX, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: the pilots' continued descent of the aircraft below decision height. Factors contributing to the accident were the fog, the dark night illumination, one of the pilot's impairment due to use of… - [NTSB CHI78FEP20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEP20), Feb 16, 1978: Piper PA-28R (N1394T), Pewaukee, WI, 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.