Piper PA28 N8992J

Summary

On 23 May 2023 at about 16:45 local time, a Piper PA28 registered N8992J was involved in an accident near Reidsville, North Carolina, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

23 May 2023 at 16:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Reidsville, North Carolina, United States

Nearest airport

Rockingham County (SIF)

Coordinates

36.4389, -79.8533

Aircraft

Piper PA28

Registration

N8992J

Category

Airplane

Year built

1965

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Hickory → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA23LA244

1 person had minor injuries.

The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the airplane while landing in a crosswind.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The solo student pilot described that, during the landing approach, there was a crosswind from the right. When the airplane touched down, it drifted to the left. The pilot attempted to correct by applying right rudder, but the airplane departed the left side of the runway and continued through a ditch, resulting in substantial damage to the empennage. The pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures of the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.