# Accident 20210707010439A: Piper PA-28-140, Greensboro, NC, July 7, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 2021, 09:30 local time
- Place: Greensboro, NC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1013° N, 79.9411° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1013&lon=-79.9411&mi=10
- Aircraft: N91W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N91W) (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: 68 total, 68 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA21LA285](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA285) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210707010439A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT CONDUCTING SOLO PATTERN WORK LANDED ON GSO RUNWAY 23R AND LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DEPARTING THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT.

## 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 ERA21LA285](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA285), Jul 7, 2021: Piper PA-28-140 (N91W), Greensboro, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s improper flare which resulted in abnormal ground contact and loss of control.

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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