# NTSB NYC07CA242: Piper PA-28-140, N1839T, Indiana, PA, September 30, 2007

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report
- Date: September 30, 2007, 11:30 local (15:30 UTC)
- Place: Indiana, PA
- Coordinates: 40.632221, -79.105278
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6322&lon=-79.1053&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report November 29, 2007
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- Parties: FAA/FSDO
- NTSB case key (mKey): 66780
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC07CA242
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/66780/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07CA242

## Probable cause

The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control while 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 - roll
  - aircraft control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
- On ground/water encounter with weather, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - ravine

## Analysis

The student pilot was conducting a touch-and-go landing in a Piper PA-28-140, on runway 28, a 4,001-foot-long, 75-foot-wide, asphalt runway.  After touchdown, the airplane veered to the left.  The student pilot applied right rudder and brake; however, the airplane continued off the left side of the runway, across a grass area, and came to rest in a small ravine.  The airplane sustained damage to the right wing, firewall, and nose gear.  Postaccident examination of the airplane did not reveal any mechanical malfunctions.

## Factual narrative

The student pilot was conducting a touch-and-go landing in a Piper PA-28-140, on runway 28, a 4,001-foot-long, 75-foot-wide, asphalt runway.  After touchdown, the airplane veered to the left.  The student pilot applied right rudder and brake; however, the airplane continued off the left side of the runway, across a grass area, and came to rest in a small ravine.  The airplane sustained damage to the right wing, firewall, and nose gear.  Postaccident examination of the airplane by a Federal Aviation Administration inspector did not reveal any mechanical malfunctions.  Winds reported at the airport about 30 minutes before the accident, were from 170 degrees at 5 knots; however, the student pilot reported that she checked the automated weather observation via radio prior to landing, which reported winds from 140 degrees at 4 knots.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1839T](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1839T), registered now, S/N 28-7125262, built 1971 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Piper PA-28-140
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 28-7125262
- Airframe hours: 5509
- Engines: Lycoming O-320 160 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Operator: Haski Aviation Corp.
- Registered owner: Bluewater Airmotive Corp
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, July 1, 2007
- Departed: UCP, New Castle, PA
- Destination: IDI, Indiana, PA
- Airport: IDI, Indiana County, runway 28, 4,001 × 75 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Student pilot; age 49; injuries: minor; student; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; seat: left; flight hours: 83 total, 76 in this make and model, 5 as pilot in command, 33 in the last 90 days, 12 in the last 30 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 170° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 66 °F, dew point 52 °F
- Altimeter: 30.45 inHg
- Observed at: IDI

## 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 20070930023739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070930023739A), Sep 30, 2007: Piper PA28140, Indiana, PA, Substantial damage. (-23) Student pilot making touch and go landing on runway 28 at Indiana county airport (idi) veered left of centerline, ran off the runway and over an…

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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