# Accident 20210616007789A: Piper PA-28-140, Ozark, AL, June 16, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 2021, 19:33 local time
- Place: Ozark, AL
- Airport: Blackwell Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.4329° N, 85.6226° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.4329&lon=-85.6226&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4281J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4281J) (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: 20 total, 20 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA21LA254](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA254) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210616007789A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT WAS PRACTICING PATTERN WORK ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON RWY 13.   STUDENT PILOT STATED HE APPEARED TO BE GOING FASTER THAN NORMAL. TRIED TO CORRECT DURING LANDING ROLL OUT BUT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY INTO A GRASSY PORTION OF THE AIRFIELD.  AIRCRAFT STRUCK A RUNWAY LIGHT, CONTINUED DOWN A GRASSY SLOPE, STRUCK A CONCRETE DRAINAGE CULVERT BREAKING OFF NOSE LANDING GEAR, THEN OVERTURNING.

## 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 ERA21LA254](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA254), Jun 16, 2021: Piper PA-28-140 (N4281J), Ozark, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during a crosswind 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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