# NTSB ERA24LA133: Piper PA28, N8455R, Greensboro, NC, March 8, 2024 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: March 8, 2024, 11:55 local (16:55 UTC) - Place: Greensboro, NC - Coordinates: 36.099251, -79.933604 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0993&lon=-79.9336&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation - Parties: FAA/FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 193900 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA24LA133 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/193900/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=193900 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA133 ## Probable cause The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while landing with a crosswind. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Performance/control parameters: directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Piper PA-28-140, 40 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=7102802), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md) - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Piper PA-28-140, 103 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=7102802), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Wind: crosswind](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Response/compensation; cases with it: [Piper PA-28-140, 10 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040/cases.md?model=7102802), [All aircraft, 1,008 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Piper PA-28-140, 38 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=7102802), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300); cases with it: [Piper PA-28-140, 47 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=7102802), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md) ## Analysis The student pilot was landing with a crosswind. He stated that after the main landing gear touched down, a gust of wind pushed the airplane to the right. After the nosewheel touched down, the airplane was pointed toward the runway’s precision approach path indicator lights. The airplane subsequently travelled off the right side of the runway and struck two of the lights. Both of the airplane’s wings were substantially damaged. The pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures of the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N8455R](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8455R), registered now, S/N 28-22356 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: PIPER PA28 (140) - Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 28-22356 - Airframe hours: 5170 - Engines: Lycoming O-320-E2A 140 hp reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Skyways Group LLC - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: 100 hour, February 21, 2024, 40 hours before - Departed: W78, South Boston, VA - Destination: Same as departure - Airport: GSO, Piedmont Triad Intl, runway 05, 9,000 × 150 ft, asphalt - Equipment: Stall warning system, ADS-B, Electronic flight bag or handheld device ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Student pilot; injuries: none; student; medical: class 1, without waivers/limitations; seat: left; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 56 total, 56 in this make and model, 6 as pilot in command, 56 in the last 90 days, 17 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 140° at 8 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 3,700 ft overcast - Temperature: 61 °F, dew point 45 °F - Altimeter: 30.19 inHg - Observed at: GSO - METAR: KGSO 081554Z 14008KT 10SM FEW030 OVC037 16/07 A3019 RMK AO2 SLP220 T01560072 10161 20111 58015 ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20240308002789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240308002789A), Mar 8, 2024: Piper PA-28-140, Greensboro, NC, Substantial damage. 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… ## Docket (3 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on May 3, 2024, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=193900. 5.2 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 11 pages, 2.1 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=16918707&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=6120.1_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Memorandum for record a�� telephone interview, student pilot (item 2, PDF, 1 page, 64 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=16920784&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Memo%20for%20record-Rel.pdf - Investigative photos (item 3, PDF, 4 pages, 3.0 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=16921659&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Investigative%20Photos-Rel.pdf From the NTSB's public API. 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