# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-28-181: Loss of control on ground

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB ERA25LA293](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA293.md): Piper PA-28-181 · Inverness Highlands South, FL · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Aug 7, 2025 · N686JA · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s inadequate monitoring of the airplane during taxi which resulted in collision with a sign.
- [NTSB GAA24WA228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA24WA228.md): Piper PA-28-181 · Beccles, United Kingdom · Accident · No injuries · Class 5 · Foreign · Jun 29, 2024 · N65JF · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CEN23LA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA196.md): Piper PA-28-181 · Kansas City, MO · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · May 22, 2023 · N227XY · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff.
- [NTSB WPR23LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA164.md): Piper PA-28-181 · Mesa, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Apr 22, 2023 · N4402A · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control, and the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action.
- [NTSB ERA23LA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA155.md): Piper PA-28-181 · Sanford, NC · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Mar 19, 2023 · N565TF · Substantial damage
  > A loss of directional control while landing, which resulted in a runway excursion and impact with a ditch.
- [NTSB WPR23LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA071.md): Piper PA28 · San Manual, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Dec 18, 2022 · N4144P · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing which, resulted in a runway excursion.
- [NTSB CEN23LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA026.md): Piper PA-28-181 · Mesquite, TX · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Nov 5, 2022 · N787TF · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while taking off from a touch and go landing.
- [NTSB CEN22LA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA095.md): Piper PA-28-181 · Washington, IN · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jan 5, 2022 · N1961J · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while landing in gusty crosswind conditions which resulted in a runway excursion.
- [NTSB CEN21LA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA185.md): Piper PA-28-181 · Schaumburg, IL · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Apr 7, 2021 · N21175 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the rejected takeoff with a left quartering crosswind that shifted to a tailwind.
- [NTSB WPR20CA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20CA088.md): Piper PA-28-181 · Mesa, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Feb 4, 2020 · N4400F · Substantial damage
  > The 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.
- [NTSB WPR20CA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20CA052.md): Piper PA28 · Chandler, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Dec 23, 2019 · N924PA · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's loss of directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a collision with a taxiway sign.
- [NTSB GAA19CA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA212.md): Piper PA28 · Wickenburg, AZ · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 17, 2019 · N425PA · Substantial damage
  > The 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.
- [NTSB GAA18CA579](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA579.md): Piper PA28 · Porterville, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 31, 2018 · N8172N · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.
- [NTSB GAA18CA516](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA516.md): Piper PA28 · Point Lookout, MO · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 25, 2018 · N7635F · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's inadvertent left brake application during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion and collision with runway lights.
- [NTSB GAA18CA274](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA274.md): Piper PA28 · Wickenburg, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 10, 2018 · N430PA · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll in tailwind conditions.
- [NTSB GAA17CA487](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA487.md): Piper PA28 · Chandler, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 14, 2017 · N915PA · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing.
- [NTSB CEN17LA306](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA306.md): Piper PA 28-181 · Denver, CO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 31, 2017 · N2146R · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while landing.
- [NTSB GAA16CA427](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA427.md): Piper PA28 · Hamburg, NY · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 11, 2016 · N2259Q · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to perform a go-around, which resulted in a landing area overshoot, a runway overrun, a landing gear collapse, and a collision with a guard rail.
- [NTSB GAA16CA243](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA243.md): Piper PA-28 · Crystal River, FL · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 13, 2016 · N991A · Substantial damage
  > The 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.
- [NTSB CEN14LA245](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA245.md): Piper PA 28-181 · Yuma, CO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 19, 2014 · N9631C · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control after the airplane encountered a wind gust during takeoff roll. Contributing to the accident was the pilot inadvertently using a runway that resulted in a gusty tailwind condition.
- [NTSB CEN12CA380](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA380.md): Piper PA-28-181 · Sheboygan, WI · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 15, 2012 · N721SM · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll.
- [NTSB WPR12CA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA083.md): Piper PA-28-181 · Santa Barbara, CA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jan 26, 2012 · N4297S · Substantial damage
  > The pilot did not maintain directional control during takeoff.
- [NTSB WPR12LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA076.md): Piper PA28 · Phoenix, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 6, 2012 · N4175V · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s inability to maintain directional control during the landing roll for reasons that could not be determined because impact damage precluded determination of the preaccident functionality of the braking and steering systems.
- [NTSB ERA11CA271](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA271.md): Piper PA-28-181 · Millbrook, NY · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 30, 2011 · N984D · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing and the pilot’s inadequate remedial action, which resulted in a runway excursion.
- [NTSB WPR11CA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA126.md): Piper PA-28-181 · Minden, NV · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Feb 5, 2011 · N2603Y · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's loss of directional control during landing.
- [NTSB ERA10CA473](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA473.md): Piper PA-28-181 · Montauk, NY · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 9, 2010 · N2753M · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate compensation for crosswind conditions which resulted in a hard landing and loss of directional control.
- [NTSB ERA10CA303](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA303.md): Piper PA-28-181 · Block Island, RI · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 2, 2010 · N47661 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s loss of directional control during landing, which resulted in a runway excursion and collision with a fence.
- [NTSB ERA10CA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA122.md): Piper PA-28-181 · Great Barrington, MA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jan 21, 2010 · N8428H · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper approach, failure to perform a go-around, and failure to maintain directional control while braking after a long landing.
- [NTSB WPR10LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10LA105.md): Piper PA-28-181 · Apple Valley, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 8, 2010 · N29285 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's loss of directional control during the landing roll and the check airman’s delayed remedial response.
- [NTSB WPR09CA410](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA410.md): Piper PA28 · Glendale, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 21, 2009 · N424PA · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.
- [NTSB WPR09CA406](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA406.md): Piper PA-28-181 · Mesa, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 19, 2009 · N4177L · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot’s inadequate compensation for the crosswind condition and failure to maintain directional control during landing.
- [NTSB LAX08CA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08CA087.md): Piper PA-28-181 · Bremerton, WA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 16, 2008 · N2823L · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while taxiing. A contributing factor was the control interference on the rudder pedals created by the pilot's footwear.
- [NTSB LAX08CA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08CA076.md): Piper PA-28-181 · Phoenix, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 15, 2008 · N416PA · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind condition and failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll. Contributing to the accident was the crosswind condition.

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
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" = '230' 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
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence?model=7102807

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