# Accident 20260308007199A: Piper PA-28-140, Indian Trail, NC, March 8, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 8, 2026, 14:00 local time
- Place: Indian Trail, NC
- Airport: Goose Creek Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1091° N, 80.5857° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1091&lon=-80.5857&mi=10
- Aircraft: N98360, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N98360) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 94 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA26LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA144) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260308007199A

## Narrative

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

ON MARCH 08, 2026, AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FROM GOOSE CREEK AIRPORT (28A) AND EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE FAILURE DURING CLIMBOUT. AN OFF-FIELD EMERGENCY LANDING WAS INITIATED IN A PASTURE APPROXIMATELY 0.7 STATUTE MILES SOUTH OF THE AIRPORT.

DURING THE DESCENT TO LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A TREE WITH THE LEFT WING WHICH SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT.

THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN THE PASTURE AND THE 2 OCCUPANTS ON BOARD, 1 PILOT RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES AND THE PASSENGER RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES.

SAS RELATED TASK:  T-EA68-FY26-1087

## 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 ERA26LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA144), Mar 8, 2026: Piper PA-28-140 (N98360), Indian Trail, NC, substantial damage, investigation ongoing

## Other reports on N98360 (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19820120005319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820120005319I), Jan 20, 1982: Piper PA28140 (N98360), White Plains, NY, Minor damage. Student lost control on hard landing. Ran off right edge of runway. Only damage was a broken rudder bar.
- [Incident 19790422024589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790422024589I), Apr 22, 1979: Piper PA28140 (N98360), White Plains, NY. Engine failed due to broken exhaust valve. Made airport landing.

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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