# NTSB GAA19CA140: Piper PA24, N9184P, Slaton, TX, February 12, 2019 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: February 12, 2019, 15:15 local (21:15 UTC) - Place: Slaton, TX - Coordinates: 33.485279, -101.661666 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4853&lon=-101.6617&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report September 26, 2019 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: General Aviation Accidents - Parties: FAA - NTSB case key (mKey): 99000 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=GAA19CA140 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/99000/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=99000 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA140 ## Probable cause The student pilot's complacency, which led to his improper crosswind correction and subsequent failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion and ground collision. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Student/instructed pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Piper PA-24-260, 10 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=7102406), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Piper PA-24-260, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=7102406), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md) - [Personality/attitude: complacency](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021020): Personnel issues › Psychological · Student/instructed pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Piper PA-24-260, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021020/cases.md?model=7102406), [All aircraft, 23 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021020/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: crosswind correction](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062030): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Piper PA-24-260, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062030/cases.md?model=7102406), [All aircraft, 184 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062030/cases.md) - [Wind: crosswind](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Effect on operation; cases with it: [Piper PA-24-260, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040/cases.md?model=7102406), [All aircraft, 1,008 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-landing roll: Other weather encounter](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/400); cases with it: [Piper PA-24-260, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/400/sequence.md?model=7102406), [All aircraft, 1,127 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/400/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300) (defining event); cases with it: [Piper PA-24-260, 9 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=7102406), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Landing gear collapse](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094); cases with it: [Piper PA-24-260, 8 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094/sequence.md?model=7102406), [All aircraft, 1,787 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Piper PA-24-260, 24 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=7102406), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) ## Analysis The student pilot reported that, during landing, he became complacent and did not compensate for a right crosswind. The airplane exited the left side of the runway, crossed over the taxiway, and the right main landing gear collapsed. Subsequently, the right wing and the stabilator struck the ground. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing and the stabilator. The student reported that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The student reported that the wind about the time of the accident was from 220° at 9 knots. The student landed the airplane on runway 18. ## Factual narrative The student pilot reported that following a solo cross-country flight, during landing he became complacent, and did not compensate for the right crosswind. The airplane exited the left side of the runway and crossed over the taxiway and the right main landing gear collapsed. Subsequently, the right wing and the stabilator struck the ground. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing and the stabilator. The student reported that the wind about the time of the accident was from 220° at 9 knots. The airplane landed on runway 18. The student reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N9184P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9184P-2021-10-02), registration cancelled 2021-10-02, S/N 24-4674, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Piper PA24 (260) - Registry model: [Piper PA-24-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (registry code 7102406) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 24-4674 - Year built: 1967 - Airframe hours: 6132.51 - Engines: Lycoming IO-540-D4A5 260 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, February 12, 2018 - Departed: F98, Plains, TX - Destination: F49, Slaton, TX - Airport: F49, Slaton Muni, runway 18, 4,244 × 75 ft, asphalt - Equipment: Auto-pilot, Stall warning system ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Student pilot; age 64; injuries: none; student; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; seat: left; flight hours: 48 total, 48 in this make and model, 7 as pilot in command, 17 in the last 90 days, 14 in the last 30 days, 4 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 220° at 9 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Temperature: 50 °F, dew point 45 °F - Altimeter: 30.37 inHg - Observed at: LBB, 50 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 20190212010139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190212010139A), Feb 12, 2019: Piper PA-24-260, Slaton, TX, Substantial damage. Student pilot was returning to home base after a solo cross-country flight. Landing on runway 18 with a right crosswind (winds from 220 at 9 knots) caused the… ## Other investigations on N9184P (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 MKC69F0340](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC69F0340), Jan 15, 1969: Piper PA-24 (N9184P), Great Bend, KS, substantial damage - [NTSB MKC68A0035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC68A0035), Nov 26, 1967: Piper PA-24 (N9184P), Sharn Sprngs, KS, substantial damage ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on June 25, 2019, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=99000. 3.8 MB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 3.5 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40473657&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Master.PDF - Photos (item 2, .PDF, 2 photos, 235 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40473658&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photos-Master.PDF 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.