# Accident 20220105000329A: Piper PA-28-181, Washington, IN, January 5, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 5, 2022, 14:45 local time
- Place: Washington, IN
- Airport: Washington Davies County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7004° N, 87.1314° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7004&lon=-87.1314&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1961J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1961J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-181
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN22LA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA095) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220105000329A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN22LA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA095), Jan 5, 2022: Piper PA-28-181 (N1961J), Washington, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while landing in gusty crosswind conditions which resulted in a runway excursion.

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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