# NTSB MKC82DA127: Piper PA-28-235D, N8532N, Falls City, NE, July 18, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: July 18, 1982, 16:30 local (21:30 UTC)
- Place: Falls City, NE
- Coordinates: 40.310592, -97.809379 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3106&lon=-97.8094&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 18, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 70666
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC82DA127
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/70666/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82DA127

## 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
  - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor)
  - compensation for wind conditions - improper, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with object, landing
  - go-around - performed, pilot in command
  - object (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT WHILE HE WAS LANDING WITH A 6 TO 7 KT CROSSWIND, THE PLANE WAS BLOWN TOWARD THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. IN ORDER TO AVOID THE RUNWAY LIGHTS, HE INTENTIONALLY MANEUVERED THE AIRCRAFT OFF THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, INTO THE GRASS. WHEN HE FOUND THAT HE WOULD BE UNABLE TO STOP BEFORE CROSSING AN INTERSECTING RUNWAY, HE INITIATED A GO-AROUND. DURING THE LIFT-OFF, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK AN INTERSECTION MARKER CONE. AFTER THE GO-AROUND AND AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING, THE PILOT FOUND A DEEP GASH IN THE BOTTOM OF THE AFT FUSELAGE.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8532N](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8532N), registered now, S/N 28-11331, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-235D
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-235](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (registry code 7102810) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 28-11331
- Airframe hours: 798
- Engines: LYCOMING O-540 235 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: David L. Hull
- Registered owner: Robert Todd And David Hull
- Departed: FNB, FALLS CITY, NE
- Destination: FNB, FALLS CITY, NE
- Airport: FNB, Brenner Field, runway 14, 3,400 × 60 ft, concrete

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 31; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 174 total, 14 in this make and model, 106 as pilot in command, 4 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 230° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Temperature: 196 °F

## 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 19820718030209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820718030209A), Jul 18, 1982: Piper PA28235, Falls City, NE, Substantial damage. Drifted off runway alignment on approach. Landed in grass. Struck marker on go around. Tore a gash in the fuselage.

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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