Piper PA-28-180 N7720W
27 September 2009 · Glen St. Mary, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 27 September 2009 at about 22:00 local time, a Piper PA-28-180 registered N7720W, operated by Revels Claude D, was involved in an accident near Glen St. Mary, Florida, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 22:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Glen St. Mary, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Cuyler Field Airport (FD27)
- Coordinates
- 30.3628, -82.2261
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-180
- Registration
- N7720W
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Revels Claude D
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Glen St. Mary → Glen St. Mary
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ERA09LA547
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during the landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that he performed a "good" landing; however, after touchdown the airplane veered to the left. He applied right rudder and right brake, but was unsuccessful in regaining control of the airplane. The left wing lifted and the right wingtip struck the ground spinning the airplane clockwise to the right. The airplane came to rest after the left wing also struck the ground and the airplane settled back on its landing gear. The pilot reported to police after the accident that he "lost control of the aircraft" during landing and slid into a ditch. Examination of the airplane revealed substantial damage to both wings and the nose landing gear clevis pin was sheared. Further examination of the landing gear and steering control system revealed overstress fractures to the rod end and clevis pin, and no evidence of a pre-impact failure.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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All 9,402 records for this type
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