NTSB investigations: Piper PA-28-181

9 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Piper PA-28-181, where the sequence of events included Attempted remediation/recovery. Aircraft are matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model, so older matches can be wrong.

Cases per year

20122026
NTSB investigations: Piper PA-28-181 per year, 2012–2026: 9 cases
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Query with SQL
duckdb -csv -c "SELECT c.\"ntsbNumber\", c.\"eventDate\", c.\"eventType\", c.\"eventCity\", c.\"eventStateOrRegion\", a.n_number, a.\"aircraftMake\", a.\"aircraftModel\", c.\"highestInjuryLevel\", c.\"totalFatal\", c.\"completionStatus\", c.report_url
  FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c.\"mKey\" AND a.position = 1
  WHERE c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('7102807', '7102832')
      AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' s WHERE s.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND s.aircrafts_position = x.position AND s.\"tier2Number\" = '060' AND s.case_mkey IN (SELECT case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' WHERE \"isDefiningEvent\")))
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

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NTSB CEN23LA092Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-28 · Eden Prairie, MNThe student pilot exceeded the airplane's critical angle of attack, resulting in an aerodynamic stall and ground impact.Jan 23, 2023 · N7114C · Substantial damageNTSB WPR22LA292Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-28-181 · San Diego, CAThe student pilot’s unstable approach and inadequate flare which resulted in a hard, bounced landing.Jul 27, 2022 · N41757 · Substantial damageNTSB WPR20CA088Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-28-181 · Mesa, AZThe student pilot's failure to maintain directional control and the flight instructor's inadequate remediation during a short-field takeoff, which resulted in impact with a parked airplane.Feb 4, 2020 · N4400F · Substantial damageNTSB GAA19CA212Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA28 · Wickenburg, AZThe pilot's failure to maintain lateral control during landing and his exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack during the subsequent aborted landing, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.Apr 17, 2019 · N425PA · Substantial damageNTSB GAA18CA516Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA28 · Point Lookout, MOThe student pilot's inadvertent left brake application during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion and collision with runway lights.Aug 25, 2018 · N7635F · Substantial damageNTSB GAA18CA234Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA28 · Wickenburg, AZThe student pilot’s failure to relinquish flight controls and premature flap reduction during approach to land.Apr 25, 2018 · N922PA · Substantial damageNTSB GAA17CA487Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA28 · Chandler, AZThe student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing.Aug 14, 2017 · N915PA · Substantial damageNTSB GAA16CA243Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-28 · Crystal River, FLThe student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff, which resulted in runway excursion and collision with a ditch. Contributing to the accident was the improper flap retraction procedure employed by the pilot during takeoff.May 13, 2016 · N991A · Substantial damageNTSB CEN12LA337Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-181 · Put-in-Bay, OHThe pilot's failure to attain a proper touchdown point at the proper speed, his failure to initiate a go-around, and the airplane’s inadequate climb gradient after the aborted landing, which resulted in impact with the trees.Jun 4, 2012 · N2434M · Substantial damage