# Accident 20140831015909A: Piper PA-28-140, Plymouth, IN, August 31, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 2014, 20:04 local time
- Place: Plymouth, IN
- Airport: Plymouth Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4150° N, 86.3000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4150&lon=-86.3000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8307R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8307R) (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: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN14CA481](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA481) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140831015909A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT WAS FLYING A PIPER CHEROKEE PA-28-140, REGISTRATION N8307R, (VFR) IN THE VICINITY OF PLYMOUTH, INDIANA, ON AUGUST 31, 2014. AT APPROXIMATELY 2004 HOURS LOCAL TIME, THE PILOT WAS RETURNING TO THE AIRPORT TO LAND. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN SHORT OF THE RUNWAY AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT REPORTEDLY WAS ALONE AND SUFFERED A MINOR CUT ABOVE ONE EYE.

## 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 CEN14CA481](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA481), Sep 1, 2014: Piper PA 28-140 (N8307R), Plymouth, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The sun glare and the pilot's subsequent loss of airplane control.

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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