# Accident 20210430007609A: Piper PA-28-161, Columbia, KY, April 30, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 30, 2021, 11:05 local time
- Place: Columbia, KY
- Airport: Columbia-Adair County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.0856° N, 85.3438° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0856&lon=-85.3438&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2136M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2136M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (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-28-161
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 249 total, 199 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA21LA205](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA205) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210430007609A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT LANDED LONG ON FIRST ATTEMPT, PILOT ELECTED TO DO A GO AROUND.

ON SECOND ATTEMPT AIRCRAFT LANDED LONG AGAIN ON SAME RUNWAY, AND WENT OFF THE END EVENTUALLY TRAVELLING DOWN AN EMBANKMENT AND STRIKING A FENCE, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT.

## 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 ERA21LA205](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA205), Apr 30, 2021: Piper PA-28-161 (N2136M), Columbia, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to obtain a proper touchdown point on the runway, which resulted in a runway excursion.

## Other reports on N2136M (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19880520031769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880520031769I), May 20, 1988: Piper PA28161 (N2136M), Allentown, PA. VFR pilot caught on top was assisted by ATC to descend below clouds for a safe landing.

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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