# Incident 20210816014359I: Piper PA-28-140, Pittsburg, KS, August 16, 2021

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 2021, 21:00 local time
- Place: Pittsburg, KS
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.4136° N, 94.6980° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pittsburg, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4136&lon=-94.6980&mi=10
- Aircraft: N98014, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N98014) (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: Private pilot
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210816014359I

## Narrative

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

PILOT ARRIVED AT DESTINATION IN THE EVENING AS LIGHT WAS DECREASING, TURNED OFF THE TAXIWAY INTO A DITCH WITH THE PROP STRIKING THE GROUND. WHEN THE PILOT KILLED THE ENGINE THE PLANE ROLLED BACKWARD TO THE BOTTOM OF THE DITCH DAMAGING THE TAIL

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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