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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Bellefonte, PA · November 29, 2020

Date
November 29, 2020 · 10:56 local
Place
Bellefonte, PA
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8056N
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA21LA061
Reported as
Piper PA-28-140
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
60 total60 in this make and model7 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Airman was student pilot on solo flight. Airman completed two landings. While airman, was attempting third landing in the traffic pattern. Airman attempted to correct for crosswinds during touchdown and she stated she input too much left rudder causing airplane to veer to left and off runway. Airman stated she panicked and therefore was unable to stop airplane before impacting a fence.

As the FAA filed it

AIRMAN WAS STUDENT PILOT ON SOLO FLIGHT. AIRMAN COMPLETED TWO LANDINGS. WHILE AIRMAN, WAS ATTEMPTING THIRD LANDING IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN. AIRMAN ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT FOR CROSSWINDS DURING TOUCHDOWN AND SHE STATED SHE INPUT TOO MUCH LEFT RUDDER CAUSING AIRPLANE TO VEER TO LEFT AND OFF RUNWAY. AIRMAN STATED SHE PANICKED AND THEREFORE WAS UNABLE TO STOP AIRPLANE BEFORE IMPACTING A FENCE.

NTSB investigation

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