# Accident 20150826016549A: Piper PA-28-180, Defuniak Spring, AL, August 26, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 26, 2015, 12:00 local time
- Place: Defuniak Spring, AL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.7328° N, 86.1508° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7328&lon=-86.1508&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7215W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7215W-2019-02-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-180
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 137 total, 5 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA15CA240](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA240) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150826016549A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED THAT HE LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT UPON LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT EXITED RUNWAY 09  AND STRUCK A DRAINAGE DITCH. PILOT REPORTED THE WIND AT THE TIME OF LANDING TO BE 350 DEGREES AT 9 KNOTS.

## 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 GAA15CA240](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA240), Aug 26, 2015: Piper PA 28-180 (N7215W), DeFuniak Springs, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll in crosswind conditions, which resulted in a runway excursion, and collision with a ditch.

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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