Piper PA28-140 N9902W
18 May 2006 · Murfreesboro, Tennessee, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 18 May 2006 at about 15:40 local time, a Piper PA28-140 registered N9902W, operated by Maxair Inc., was involved in an accident near Murfreesboro, Tennessee, 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 15:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Murfreesboro, Tennessee, United States
- Nearest airport
- Murphreesboro Municipal (KMBT)
- Coordinates
- 35.8772, -86.3775
- Aircraft
- Piper PA28-140
- Registration
- N9902W
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Maxair Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Smyrna → Murphreesboro
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL06CA081
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing roll.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The student pilot stated that he departed Smyrna, Tennessee, and flew direct to Murphreesboro, Tennessee. Upon arrival he listened to the Airport Terminal Information System information and observed the wind sock which indicated a right crosswind. The student pilot overflew the airport at midfield, descended, entered left traffic for runway 18, completed the before landing checklist, lowered flaps to one notch, and turned on the base leg. The student pilot turned the airplane on final approach, reduced airspeed, lowered flaps to the second notch, and entered right aileron for the crosswind correction. The power was reduced 30 feet from his intended touchdown point. The airplane touched down on the runway, and the cross wind correction was removed on landing roll out. The airplane veered to the right, the student pilot applied left rudder, and lost directional control of the airplane. The airplane turned 90-degrees, slid sideways off the side of the runway, and collided with a ditch coming to a complete stop. The student pilot stated that he did not experience any mechanical problems with the airplane before the accident, and he just lost directional control of the airplane.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA28 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Mar 2006 | Piper PA28-180F | Easley, South Carolina, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Jul 2006 | Piper PA28-181 | Dorris, California, United States | Tradewinds Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 15 Aug 2007 | Piper PA28-140 | Front Royal, Virginia, United States | James Allen Winget | No injuries | - |
| 28 Mar 2007 | Piper PA28-181 | Amman, Jordan | Royal Jordanian Air Academy | Unknown | - |
| 7 May 2007 | Piper PA28-235 | San Jose, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 2007 | Piper PA28-161 | Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Jun 2006 | Piper PA-28-140 | Nashville, Tennessee, United States | Arthur Quinn | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Dec 2006 | Beechcraft A36 | Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 26 Dec 2006 | Rockwell 114 | Jasper, Tennessee, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 26 Dec 2006 | Gates Learjet 35A | Nashville, Tennessee, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 2006 | Boeing MD-10-10F | Memphis, Tennessee, United States | Federal Express Corp | No injuries | - |
| 9 Sep 2006 | Parsons JN4-D JENNY REPLICA | Crossville, Tennessee, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |