# Accident 20210803012379A: Piper PA-28-181, Sellersburg, IN, August 3, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 2021, 10:30 local time
- Place: Sellersburg, IN
- Airport: Clark Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3666° N, 85.7381° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3666&lon=-85.7381&mi=10
- Aircraft: N728A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N728A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360-A4M (registry code 42276, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-a4m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-181
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360-A4M
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 404 total, 202 in this make and model, 94 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN21LA353](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA353) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210803012379A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN21LA353](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA353), Aug 3, 2021: Piper PA-28-181 (N728A), Jeffersonville, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: A 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.

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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