# NTSB MKC84LA126: Piper PA28-180, N1961T, Holdrege, NE, April 18, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: April 18, 1984
- Place: Holdrege, NE
- Coordinates: 40.439838, -99.369132 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4398&lon=-99.3691&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 33669
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC84LA126
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/33669/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84LA126

## 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 - turbulence (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - unfavorable wind (contributing factor)
  - compensation for wind conditions - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - lack of familiarity with geographic area, pilot in command
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - ground loop/swerve - inadvertent, pilot in command
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - rough/uneven (contributing factor)
- Nose gear collapsed, landing - roll
  - landing gear,nose gear - overload

## Analysis

THE STUDENT PLT WAS ON A SOLO X-COUNTRY FLT. HIS 1ST EN ROUTE STOP WAS AT HOLDREGE, NE. HE ABORTED HIS 1ST ATTEMPT TO LAND & MADE A 2ND APCH. IN THE MEANTIME, THE PLT OF ANOTHER ACFT LANDED & EXPERENCED TURBULENT WINDS. WHEN THE STUDENT LANDED (AFTER THE 2ND APCH), THE ACFT VEERED TO THE LEFT & WENT DOWN A SLIGHT EMBANKMENT BESIDE THE RWY, TOWARD A DITCH. THE NOSE GEAR STRUCK UNEVEN TERRAIN, KNOCKING THE NOSEWHEEL FROM THE NOSE GEAR STRUT. THE STRUT DUG INTO THE GROUND & THE ENG MOUNTS & FIREWALL WERE DAMAGED. THE STUDENT REPORTED THAT THE WIND WAS FROM THE NORTH & WEST AT 5 TO 10 KTS. APRX 22 MI NORTHEAST AT KEARNEY, NE, THE WIND WAS FROM 060 DEG AT 5 KTS.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N1961T (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28-180
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 7105194
- Airframe hours: 2761
- Engines: LYCOMING O-360-A3A, 180 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Registered owner: Jack Roberts
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, November 30, 1983, 67 hours before
- Departed: GRI, GRAND ISLAND, NE
- Destination: GRI, GRAND ISLAND, NE
- Flight plan: VFR
- Airport: HDE, Brewster Moni, runway 36, 4,100 × 50 ft, concrete

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 44; student; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 37 total, 26 in this make and model, 4 as pilot in command, 15 in the last 90 days, 130 in the last 30 days, 131 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 61 °F, dew point 16 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: EAR, 22 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 19840418013909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840418013909A), Apr 18, 1984: Piper PA28180, Holdrege, NE, Substantial damage. Lost directional control on landing. Ran off the runway into a ditch.

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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