Piper PA-28-181 N565TF

Summary

On 19 March 2023 at about 20:20 local time, a Piper PA-28-181 registered N565TF, operated by Air Therapy LLC, was involved in an accident near Sanford, North Carolina, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

19 March 2023 at 20:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Sanford, North Carolina, United States

Nearest airport

Raleigh Executive (TTA)

Coordinates

35.5824, -79.1013

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-181

Registration

N565TF

Category

Airplane

Year built

2022

Engines

1

Operator

Air Therapy LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Martinsville → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA23LA155

Nobody was injured.

A loss of directional control while landing, which resulted in a runway excursion and impact with a ditch.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that after the airplane touched down on the runway, it “unexpectedly” veered to the left. He tried to keep the airplane on the runway by applying full right rudder, but the airplane continued toward the left side of the runway. The pilot said that the airplane was about to pass a taxiway, and he tried to increase the turn to stay on the asphalt. But, due to the airplane’s speed, it went off the runway, into the grass and struck a ditch. This resulted in substantial damage to the left wing. Postaccident examination of the airplane’s braking and rudder system revealed no evidence of any preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.