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FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-181 · Sellersburg, IN · August 3, 2021

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Date
August 3, 2021 · 10:30 local
Place
Sellersburg, IN
Airport
Clark Regional
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N728A
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN21LA353
Reported as
Piper PA-28-181
Reported engine
Lycoming O-360-A4M
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
404 total202 in this make and model94 in the last 90 days
N728ARegistered now · Piper PA-28-181S/N 2843791 · Built 2014Airframe modelPiper PA-28-181Engine modelLycoming O-360-A4M4 cycle

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On August 3, 2021, at approximately 1030 eastern daylight time, a Piper PA-28-181 aircraft, N728A, exited the runway after landing at the Clark Regional Airport (jvy), jeffersonville, Indiana. The student pilot and his instructor were not injured and the aircraft suffered substantial damage. The airplane was privacy data omittedoperated by ATP^ flight school under the provisions of title 14 code of federal regulations part 91 as an instructional flight. Daylight visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight, with no flight plan filed. The flight originated from the Clark Regional Airport as a local training flight.

The aircraft touched down left of centerline and the student corrected to the right. The aircraft subsequently veered to the right and neither pilot was able to control it back to the left. The aircraft struck a runway light mounting pad and the right main landing gear strut separated from the aircraft. The aircraft came to rest off the right side of the runway.

As the FAA filed it

ON AUGUST 3, 2021, AT APPROXIMATELY 1030 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A PIPER PA-28-181 AIRCRAFT, N728A, EXITED THE RUNWAY AFTER LANDING AT THE CLARK REGIONAL AIRPORT (JVY), JEFFERSONVILLE, INDIANA. THE STUDENT PILOT AND HIS INSTRUCTOR WERE NOT INJURED AND THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE AIRPLANE WAS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^OPERATED BY ATP^ FLIGHT SCHOOL UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 AS AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT. DAYLIGHT VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE FLIGHT, WITH NO FLIGHT PLAN FILED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE CLARK REGIONAL AIRPORT AS A LOCAL TRAINING FLIGHT.

THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN LEFT OF CENTERLINE AND THE STUDENT CORRECTED TO THE RIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT SUBSEQUENTLY VEERED TO THE RIGHT AND NEITHER PILOT WAS ABLE TO CONTROL IT BACK TO THE LEFT. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A RUNWAY LIGHT MOUNTING PAD AND THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR STRUT SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB CEN21LA353Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportJeffersonville, INA loss of directional control due to failure of the landing gear attachment hardware for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.Aug 3, 2021 · Substantial damage