Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing.
NTSB analysis
The pilot reported that during the landing roll the airplane veered to the left, so she corrected with right rudder, and then left rudder once the airplane was back on the runway centerline. The airplane then veered back to the left and went off the runway into the grass. The nose landing gear collapsed, and the airplane impacted the ground alongside the runway. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing. The pilot indicated that there were no preimpact mechanical anomalies with respect to the airplane.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for CEN22LA399 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Aug 18, 2022
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Sullivan, Indiana
- Nearest airport
- Sullivan County (SIV)
- Highest injury
- None
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Day
Piper PA-28-180
- N-number
- N3331R
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1969
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rule
- Part 91 (general aviation)
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
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