# NTSB SEA82DA027: Piper PA-28-180, N8280W, Prosser, WA, February 7, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: February 7, 1982, 11:00 local (19:00 UTC)
- Place: Prosser, WA
- Coordinates: 46.120983, -119.679092 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.1210&lon=-119.6791&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 7, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 72316
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA82DA027
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/72316/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA82DA027

## Analysis

AFTER RETURNING FROM A LOCAL FLIGHT, THE STUDENT PILOT LANDED ON RUNWAY 25. THE WIND WAS FROM 090 DEGREES AT 5 KNOTS. THE LANDING WAS WITHOUT DIFFICULTY UNTIL THE NOSEWHEEL TOUCHED DOWN, THEN THE AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE CORRECTED WITH THE RIGHT RUDDER, OVER CORRECTED, THEN OVER CORRECTED WITH THE LEFT RUDDER. THE PLANE DEPARTED THE RUNWAY AND HIT A DITCH. THE NOSE GEAR FAILED, THE LEFT WING WAS DENTED, AND THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE TO THE PROP AND COWLING.

## 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 - tailwind (contributing factor)
  - rudder - improper use of, pilot in command (cause)
  - 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 - ditch (contributing factor)
- Nose gear collapsed, landing - roll
  - landing gear,nose gear - overload

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8280W](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8280W), registered now, S/N 28-2437, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-180
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (registry code 7102808) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 282437
- Airframe hours: 1419
- Engines: LYCOMING O-360 180 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Operator: John A. Macy
- Registered owner: John A. Macy
- Departed: S40, PROSSER, WA
- Destination: S40, PROSSER, WA
- Airport: S40, George O. Beardsley Field, runway 25, 3,450 × 60 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 36; student; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 16 total, 16 in this make and model, 1 as pilot in command, 16 in the last 90 days, 16 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 90° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Temperature: 122 °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 19820207003549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820207003549A), Feb 7, 1982: Piper PA28180, Prosser, WA, Substantial damage. Student pilot lost control of aircraft during landing. Nose wheel hit ditch off runway.

## Other investigations on N8280W (1)

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.

- [NTSB MKC74DCG26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74DCG26), Mar 30, 1974: Piper PA-28 (N8280W), Warrensburg, MO, substantial damage

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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