# NTSB IAD02LA066: Piper PA-28-161, N8081G, Providence, RI, July 4, 2002 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: July 4, 2002, 08:05 local (12:05 UTC) - Place: Providence, RI - Coordinates: 41.723888, -71.428054 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7239&lon=-71.4281&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report August 26, 2003 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA/FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 55140 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD02LA066 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/55140/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=55140 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD02LA066 ## Probable cause The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - flare/touchdown - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) ## Analysis During the student pilot's landing, the airplane skidded off the left side of the runway. Winds were 70 degrees from the right, at 7 knots. The airplane had no mechanical anomalies. ## Factual narrative On July 4, 2002, at 0805 eastern daylight time, a Piper PA-28-161, N8081G, was substantially damaged during a landing at T.F. Green State Airport (PVD), Providence, Rhode Island. The certificated private pilot and certificated student pilot were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight which originated at Republic Airport (FRG), Farmingdale, New York. The personal flight was conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. In a telephone interview, the private pilot stated that the pilots intended to fly a cross-country flight from Farmingdale to Providence, then return to Farmingdale. The student pilot was flying the airplane into Providence, and had configured the airplane for landing on runway 23L. During the landing, the airplane bounced, and a gust of wind blew the airplane to the left. The airplane touched down again, and departed the left side of the runway. The private pilot also reported that he received a weather briefing prior to the flight, which forecasted the winds to be from 230 degrees. In addition, there were no mechanical anomalies with the airplane. In a telephone conversation, the student pilot reported that while on final approach to runway 23L, the airplane "caught a crosswind" on its right side. He then "lost control," and the airplane skidded off the left side of the runway. The student pilot also stated that he was at the controls at the time of the accident, and that there were no mechanical anomalies with the airplane. The winds reported at Providence, at 0751, were from 300 degrees at 7 knots. According to a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector, the student pilot contacted the private pilot and asked him if he wanted to accompany him on a cross-country flight. The private pilot had assumed that the student pilot was a private pilot. The private pilot reported 250 hours of total flight experience for his most recent Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) third class medical certificate, issued on June 27, 1991. The student pilot reported 60 hours of total flight experience for his most recent FAA third class medical certificate, issued on August 4, 2001. Examination of the student pilot's logbook revealed that his last solo endorsement expired on June 30, 2002, and he did not have an endorsement for solo cross-country flights. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N8081G](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8081G), registered now, S/N 28-8016053, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Piper PA-28-161 - Registry model: [Piper PA-28-161](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (registry code 7102803) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 28-8016053 - Airframe hours: 2269 - Engines: Lycoming 0302-D3G reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Frank Rossi - Registered owner: Chan Nancy - Departed: FRG, Farmingdale, NY - Destination: PVD, Providence, RI - Airport: PVD, T.F. Green State Airport, runway 23L, 7,166 × 150 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Student pilot; age 43; injuries: none; student; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 60 total - Pilot; age 46; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, expired; seat: right; flight hours: 250 total ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC) - Wind: 300° at 7 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 84 °F, dew point 72 °F - Altimeter: 29.85 inHg - Observed at: PVD ## 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 20020704015809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020704015809A), Jul 4, 2002: Piper PA28161, Providence, RI, No damage. (-23) While attempting to land rwy 23 7/4/02 at 08:05, a/c bounced twice and veered off the rwy to the left striking two road signs and coming to a rest on… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on June 24, 2003, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=55140. 207 KB in all. - NTSB Request for Form 6120.1/2 (item 1, .PDF, 106 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40460449&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=NTSB%20Request%20for%20Form%206120.1%2F2-Master.PDF - Summaries of Interview (item 2, .PDF, 101 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40179987&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Summaries%20of%20Interview-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. 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