# Accident 20130608011089A: Piper PA-28-140, Ozark, AL, June 8, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 8, 2013, 13:15 local time
- Place: Ozark, AL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.4319° N, 85.6206° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.4319&lon=-85.6206&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6881W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6881W) (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 PA-28-140
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 450 total, 30 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA13CA284](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13CA284) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130608011089A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ERA13CA284](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13CA284), Jun 8, 2013: Piper PA-28-140 (N6881W), Ozark, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane during the aborted 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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