- Date
- October 28, 2003, 15:20 local (19:20 UTC)
- Place
- Mansfield, MA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N33532Piper PA-28-140
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report February 5, 2004
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Parties
- Boston FSDO
- FAA report
- 20031028026829A
- Case key
- 58251
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Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
As the airplane was rolling out after landing, it swerved to the right. The pilot pushed on the left rudder pedal to correct the situation and his left foot slipped off the pedal and went underneath it. While he was attempting to place his foot back on the pedal, the airplane traveled off the right side of the runway, and impacted a berm.
Factual narrative
On October 28, 2003, at 1520 eastern daylight time, a Piper PA-28-140, N33532, was substantially damaged while landing at the Mansfield Municipal Airport (1B9), Mansfield, Massachusetts. The certificated private pilot and passenger were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for the personal flight, which originated at the Plymouth Municipal Airport (PYM), Plymouth, Massachusetts. The flight was conducted under 14 CFR Part 91.
According to the pilot, as the airplane was rolling out on runway 14 at Mansfield, it swerved to the right. As he pushed on the left rudder pedal to correct the situation, his foot slipped off the pedal and went underneath it. While he was attempting to place his foot back on the left pedal, the airplane traveled off the right side of the runway, and impacted a berm.
Witnesses at the airport reporting observing the airplane bounce slightly during landing, and then travel off the right side of the runway.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N33532
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-140
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-7525203
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E3D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Alfred Beech
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- PYM · Plymouth, MA
- Destination
- 1B9 · Mansfield, MA
- Airport
- 1B9 · Mansfield Municipal, runway 14, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 81
- Injuries
- None
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Last flight review
- July 2, 2003
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,906 total · 2 in this make and model · 22 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 130° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Temperature
- 59 °F, dew point 41 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.93 inHg
- Observed at
- TAN
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.