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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Ozark, AL · June 8, 2013

Date: June 8, 2013 · 13:15 local
Place: Ozark, AL
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N6881W
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA13CA284
Reported as: Piper PA-28-140
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 450 total30 in this make and model32 in the last 90 days

N6881WRegistered now · Piper PA-28-140S/N 28-21037 · Built 1965 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On June 8, 2013, the pilot of N6881W was on a solo flight practicing steep turns, slow flight and landings. While practicing a short field landing the pilot overcorrected for a crosswind causing the aircraft to enter a right side slip. This slip allowed the aircraft to hit the runway hard on the right main and nose landing gear breaking the landing gear from the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

ON JUNE 8, 2013, THE PILOT OF N6881W WAS ON A SOLO FLIGHT PRACTICING STEEP TURNS, SLOW FLIGHT AND LANDINGS. WHILE PRACTICING A SHORT FIELD LANDING THE PILOT OVERCORRECTED FOR A CROSSWIND CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO ENTER A RIGHT SIDE SLIP. THIS SLIP ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO HIT THE RUNWAY HARD ON THE RIGHT MAIN AND NOSE LANDING GEAR BREAKING THE LANDING GEAR FROM THE AIRCRAFT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ERA13CA284Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportOzark, ALThe student pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane during the aborted landing.Jun 8, 2013 · Substantial damage