What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On January 5, 2022, at approximately 1445 eastern standard time, a Piper PA28-181 aircraft, N1961J, exited the runway after landing on runway 18, at davis county airport (kdcy), Washington, Indiana, striking the precision approach path indicator. The student pilot was not injured and the aircraft sustained substantial damage. The aircraft privacy data omitted operated under the provisions of title 14 code of federal regulations as a personal flight. Daylight visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight, with no flight plan filed. The flight originated from the sullivan county airport (ksiv), sullivan, Indiana.
The pilot landed on runway 18 and drifted off the runway due to gusty crosswinds.
The student pilot was not endorsed for solo flight and did not hold a valid medical. This investigation is ongoing.
As the FAA filed it
ON JANUARY 5, 2022, AT APPROXIMATELY 1445 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A PIPER PA28-181 AIRCRAFT, N1961J, EXITED THE RUNWAY AFTER LANDING ON RUNWAY 18, AT DAVIS COUNTY AIRPORT (KDCY), WASHINGTON, INDIANA, STRIKING THE PRECISION APPROACH PATH INDICATOR. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS NOT INJURED AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE AIRCRAFT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OPERATED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS AS A PERSONAL FLIGHT. DAYLIGHT VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE FLIGHT, WITH NO FLIGHT PLAN FILED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE SULLIVAN COUNTY AIRPORT (KSIV), SULLIVAN, INDIANA.
THE PILOT LANDED ON RUNWAY 18 AND DRIFTED OFF THE RUNWAY DUE TO GUSTY CROSSWINDS.
THE STUDENT PILOT WAS NOT ENDORSED FOR SOLO FLIGHT AND DID NOT HOLD A VALID MEDICAL. THIS INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.