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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Weyers Cave, VA · April 12, 2021

Date
April 12, 2021 · 19:20 local
Place
Weyers Cave, VA
Airport
Shenandoah Valley Regional Air
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N7242F
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA21LA183
Reported as
Piper PA-28-140
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
2
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
138 total

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.

While on approach for landing on rwy 23 at shd pilot experienced loss of control after attemptng a go around due to a high speed approach. Aircraft clipped airport property fence line and came to rest in a tree line off airport property.

As the FAA filed it

WHILE ON APPROACH FOR LANDING ON RWY 23 AT SHD PILOT EXPERIENCED LOSS OF CONTROL AFTER ATTEMPTNG A GO AROUND DUE TO A HIGH SPEED APPROACH. AIRCRAFT CLIPPED AIRPORT PROPERTY FENCE LINE AND CAME TO REST IN A TREE LINE OFF AIRPORT PROPERTY.

NTSB investigation

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