# Accident 20210412004589A: Piper PA-28-140, Weyers Cave, VA, April 12, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 12, 2021, 19:20 local time
- Place: Weyers Cave, VA
- Airport: Shenandoah Valley Regional Air
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2638° N, 78.8964° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2638&lon=-78.8964&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7242F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7242F) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 138 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA21LA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA183) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210412004589A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ERA21LA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA183), Apr 12, 2021: Piper PA-28-140 (N7242F), Weyers Cave, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Maintenance personnel’s inadequate inspection of the rudder control system, which resulted in failure of the rudder control assembly and the pilot’s loss of control during a go-around.

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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