# NTSB SEA07LA007: Piper PA-28R-201T, N8122T, Lebanon, OR, October 11, 2006 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: October 11, 2006, 12:05 local (19:05 UTC) - Place: Lebanon, OR - Coordinates: 44.529724, -122.929443 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5297&lon=-122.9294&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report May 29, 2007 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Portland FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 64697 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA07LA007 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/64697/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07LA007 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, resulting in the aircraft departing the runway and impacting a Visual Approach Slope Indicator (VASI) standard. The VASI standard near the side of the runway was a factor. ## Analysis About 100 feet into the landing roll of the intended full-stop landing, the aircraft veered sharply to the right, and the pilot tried to correct back to the left. As he did so, the aircraft departed the left side of the runway, and impacted the Visual Approach Slope Indicator (VASI) standard, and then slid into a ditch. The impact with the VASI resulted in substantial damage to the airframe. A post accident inspection of the aircraft did not reveal any anomalies in the flight controls, nose wheel steering linkage, or wheel braking system. ## Factual narrative On October 11, 2006, approximately 1205 Pacific daylight time, a Piper PA-28R-201T, N8122T, departed the side of the runway at Lebanon State Airport, Lebanon, Oregon, and impacted a Visual Approach Slope Indicator (VASI) light standard and a nearby ditch. The private pilot, who was the sole occupant of the aircraft, was not injured, but the aircraft, which is owned and operated by the pilot, sustained substantial damage. The 14 CFR Part 91 personal pleasure flight, which departed Sunriver, Oregon, about 35 minutes prior to the accident, was being operated in visual meteorological conditions. No flight plan had been filed. According to the pilot, about 100 feet into the landing roll of the intended full-stop landing, the aircraft veered sharply to the right, and when he tried to correct back to the left, the aircraft departed the left side of the runway. After departing the runway, the aircraft impacted the VASI standard, and then slid into a ditch. The impact with the VASI resulted in substantial damage to the airframe. A post accident inspection of the aircraft did not reveal any anomalies in the flight controls, nose wheel steering linkage, or wheel braking system. ## 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 - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll - object - vasi light/system (contributing factor) ## Aircraft - Registration: [N8122T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8122T-2007-11-29), registration cancelled 2007-11-29, S/N 28R-8031019 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Piper PA-28R-201T - Registry model: [Piper PA-28R-201T](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-201t) (registry code 7102813) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 28R-8031019 - Airframe hours: 2798 - Engines: Continental TSIO-360-FB9 200 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Richard D. Fellers - Registered owner: Red Hawk Industries, Inc. - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, June 1, 2006, 24.4 hours before - Departed: S21, Sunriver, OR - Destination: S30, Lebanon, OR - Airport: S30, Lebanon State, runway 34, 2,877 × 50 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 72; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review October 1, 2005; seat: left; flight hours: 1,691 total, 1,599 in this make and model ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: calm - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 61 °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 20061011030569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061011030569A), Oct 11, 2006: Piper PA28R201T, Lebanon, OR, Substantial damage. (-23) Landing runway 34 attempted to correct veer, to right. Aircraft exited the runway to the left damaging VASI. Aircraft ran through a ditch causing the… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.