# Accident 20130829015999A: Piper PA-28-161, Danville, VA, August 29, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 29, 2013, 19:41 local time
- Place: Danville, VA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.5653° N, 79.3417° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5653&lon=-79.3417&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9089N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9089N-2014-05-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (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-28-161
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 8 total, 8 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA13FA385](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13FA385) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130829015999A

## Narrative

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

A/C STRUCK  THE ILS ANTENNA WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON RUNWAY 2.  LEFT WING SHREARED OFF AND CRASHED 250 FEET OFF THE RUNWAY/ 40 FEET FROM TAXIWAY, AND CAUGHT FIRE.

## 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 ERA13FA385](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13FA385), Aug 29, 2013: Piper PA-28-161 (N9089N), Danville, VA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain control and climb the airplane during a go-around maneuver. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor's failure to provide adequate oversight of…

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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