# NTSB MIA95LA095: Piper PA-28R, N38606, Kissimmee, FL, March 29, 1995

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: March 29, 1995, 12:05 local (17:05 UTC)
- Place: Kissimmee, FL
- Location: 28.2898° N, 81.4371° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at KISSIMMEE GATEWAY (ISM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.2898&lon=-81.4371&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 31, 1995
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 37744
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA95LA095
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/37744/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95LA095

## Probable cause

THE INADEQUATE ANNUAL INSPECTION BY A MECHANIC THAT FAILED TO DETECT CORROSION THAT EVENTUALLY FAILED THE ENGINE MOUNTS AND ALLOWED THE ENGINE AND NOSEGEAR TO DEFLECT TO THE SIDE DURING LANDING ROLL.

## 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
  - engine assembly,mount - corroded (contributing factor)
  - maintenance,annual inspection - inadequate, other maintenance personnel (cause)
  - engine assembly,mount - failure (contributing factor)
- On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - ditch

## Analysis

THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE ON LANDING ROLL DUE TO THE ENGINE AND NOSEGEAR DEFLECTING TO THE LEFT. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO USE BRAKES TO KEEP THE AIRPLANE ON THE RUNWAY BUT COULD NOT. THE AIRPLANE SWERVED OFF THE RUNWAY AND STRUCK A DITCH. POST-ACCIDENT EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE MOUNTS REVEALED THAT THEY HAD FAILED DUE TO CORROSION.

## Factual narrative

On March 29, 1995, about 1205 eastern standard time, N38606, a Piper PA-28R, registered to the pilot, veered off the runway on landing at Kissimmee Airport, Kissimmee, Florida, while on a 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed for the local flight. The private-rated pilot and his passenger reported no injuries and the airplane was substantially damaged. The flight had originated at the same airport about 1 hour earlier.

The pilot stated while on landing touchdown on runway 06 the airplane veered to the right and the airplane crashed into a culvert breaking the right wing spar. The airplane was removed from the culvert and examined by a local aviation mechanic who stated he found the lower engine mounts at the pivot points that had failed during the landing. The failure would allow the engine and nosegear to angle off centerline.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N38606](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N38606-2018-12-01), registration cancelled 2018-12-01, S/N 28R-7703250, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28R-201T](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-201t) (registry code 7102813) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (registry code 17019, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 7703250
- Airframe hours: 2670
- Engines: CONTINENTAL TSIO-360-FB1 200 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Moon, Jesse L.
- Airworthiness certificate: Special, Provisional (Special); Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, June 30, 1994, 58 hours before
- Departed: ISM, FL
- Airport: ISM, Kissimmee, runway 6, 5,001 × 150 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 168 total, 78 in this make and model

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 60° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 79 °F, dew point 46 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: MCO, 13 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 19950329006029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950329006029A), Mar 29, 1995: Piper PA28R201T, Kissimmee, FL, Substantial damage. Veered off runway landing. Crashed into culvert. Broke wing spar. Lower engine mounts broke causing control loss.

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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