T.F. Green State Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Providence, Rhode Island 02886
Thursday, July 4, 2002 8:05 EDT

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

During the student pilot's landing, the airplane skidded off the left side of the runway. Winds were 70 degrees from the right, at 7 knots. The airplane had no mechanical anomalies.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing.

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 7/4/2002
Event Day of the Week Thursday
Time of Event 805
Event Time Zone Eastern Daylight Time
Event City Providence
Event State RHODE ISLAND
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 02886
Event Date Year 2002
Event Date Month 7
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude 414326N
Event Location Longitude 0712541W
Event Location Airport T.F. Green State Airport
Event Location Nearest Airport ID PVD
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport On Airport
Distance from airport in statute miles --
Degrees magnetic from airport --
Airport Elevation 55
Weather Briefing Completeness Unknown
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 751 Eastern Daylight Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 0
Weather Observation Facility ID PVD
Elevation of weather observation facility 55
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 0
Time Zone of the weather observation EDT
Lighting Conditions --
Lowest Ceiling Height --
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 25000
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Few
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling None
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) --
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) --
Visibility (Statute Miles) 10
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 29
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 22
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 300
Variable Wind Indicator Wind direction could be determined
Wind Speed (knots) 7
Wind Velocity Indicator --
Wind Gust Indicator Not Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) --
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 29.85
Density Altitude (feet) 1805
Intensity of Precipitation --
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury None
On Ground, Fatal Injuries --
On Ground, Minor Injuries --
On Ground, Serious Injuries --
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None 2
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All --
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 13810
NTSB Notification Source FAA New England Comm Center
NTSB Notification Date Jul 4 2002 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time 1517
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information DMS
Date of most recent change to record Aug 26 2003 8:17AM
User who most recently changed record NTSB\JOHB
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office Boston FSDO

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N8081G
NTSB Number IAD02LA066
Missing Aircraft Indicator --
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed None
Flight plan Was Activated? No
Damage Substantial
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name Piper
Aircraft Model PA-28-161
Aircraft Series Identifier --
Aircraft Serial Number 28-8016053
Certified Max Gross Weight --
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 4
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Fixed
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection --
Date of Last Inspection --
Airframe hours since last inspection --
Airframe Hours 2269
ELT Installed Unknown
ELT Activated Unknown
ELT Aided Location of Event Site Unknown
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name Chan Nancy
Aircraft Owner Street Address --
Aircraft Owner City Elmhurst
Aircraft Owner State NY
Aircraft Owner Country USA
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 11373
Operator is an individual? No
Operator Name Frank Rossi
Operator Same as Owner? No
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? No
Operator Street Address --
Operator City Nesconset
Operator State NY
Operator Country USA
Operator Zip code 11767
Operator Code --
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? --
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation --
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not --
Indicates Domestic or International Flight --
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail --
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Personal
Second Pilot on Board Yes
Departure Point Same as Event No
Departure Airport Code FRG
Departure City Farmingdale
Departure State NY
Departure Country USA
Departure Time --
Departure Time Zone EDT
Destination Same as Local Flt crash at destination city
Destination Airport Code PVD
Destination City Providence
Destination State RI
Destination Country USA
Specific Phase of Flight Landing
Report sent to ICAO? No
Evacuation occurred No
Date of most recent change to record Feb 24 2003 3:22PM
User who most recently changed record COXP
Since inspection or accident --
Event Location Runway Number and Location 23L
Runway Length 7166
Runway Width 150
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --