# Accident 20070930023739A: Piper PA28140, Indiana, PA, September 30, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 2007, 11:10 local time
- Place: Indiana, PA
- Airport: Indiana County/Jimmy Stewart F
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6322° N, 79.1053° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6322&lon=-79.1053&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1839T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1839T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 83 total, 76 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC07CA242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07CA242) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070930023739A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) STUDENT PILOT MAKING TOUCH AND GO LANDING ON RUNWAY 28 AT INDIANA COUNTY AIRPORT (IDI) VEERED LEFT OF CENTERLINE, RAN OFF THE RUNWAY AND OVER AN EMBANKMENT INTO A SMALL RAVINE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 NYC07CA242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07CA242), Sep 30, 2007: Piper PA-28-140 (N1839T), Indiana, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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