# Accident 20240308002789A: Piper PA-28-140, Greensboro, NC, March 8, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 8, 2024, 12:05 local time
- Place: Greensboro, NC
- Airport: Piedmont Triad Aviation Intern
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0993° N, 79.9336° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0993&lon=-79.9336&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8455R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8455R) (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: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 57 total, 57 in this make and model, 57 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA24LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA133) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240308002789A

## Narrative

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

ON MARCH 8, 2024 AT 1205 EST, AN ACCIDENT INVOLVING A PA28 AIRPLANE RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AT THE PIEDMONT TRIAD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (GSO), IN GREENSBORO, NORTH CAROLINA. THE SOLE OCCUPANT ON BOARD WAS A STUDENT PILOT WHO WAS ON A SOLO CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT. DURING TOUCHDOWN ON RUNWAY 5R, THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE RESULTING IN THE AIRPLANE VEERING ONTO THE GRASS AND STRIKING TWO VISUAL GLIDE SLOPE INDICATORS. IMPACT MARKS WERE FOUND ON THE FRONT LEADING EDGES OF BOTH WINGS. DURING THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT THE WINDS WERE REPORTED TO BE 140/14G17.

## 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 ERA24LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA133), Mar 8, 2024: Piper PA28 (N8455R), Greensboro, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while landing with a crosswind.

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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