Probable cause
The pilot's loss of directional control while landing, which resulted in a runway excursion.
NTSB analysis
The student pilot was performing a supervised solo flight in the airport traffic pattern as the flight instructor observed from the ground. During landing, upon touching down on the runway, the airplane bounced and started drifting to the left. The pilot attempted to correct, but the airplane continued to veer to the left. He added power in an attempt to abort the landing, but the airplane struck a taxiway sign and then “cartwheeled” before impacting a security fence off the side of the runway. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage and wings. The flight instructor reported that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures of the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for ERA21LA039 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Nov 6, 2020
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Winder, Georgia
- Nearest airport
- Barrow County Airport (WDR)
- Highest injury
- None
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Day
Diamond DA40
- N-number
- N232JP
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 2003
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rule
- Part 91 (general aviation)
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
From the NTSB aviation accident database: N-registered aircraft, events since 2008, data through Oct 28, 2026. The file is published monthly, so the latest weeks are incomplete and recent records can change. The official source is the NTSB aviation investigation search. CheckAero is independent and not affiliated with the NTSB.