# Accident 20201129017799A: Piper PA-28-140, Bellefonte, PA, November 29, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 29, 2020, 10:56 local time
- Place: Bellefonte, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8855° N, 77.8162° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8855&lon=-77.8162&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8056N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8056N-2022-09-27) (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: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 60 total, 60 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA21LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA061) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201129017799A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ERA21LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA061), Nov 29, 2020: Piper PA28 (N8056N), Bellefonte, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing, which resulted in a runway excursion.

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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