Piper PA 28-140 N6665J

Summary

On 31 October 2015 at about 19:30 local time, a Piper PA 28-140 registered N6665J was involved in an accident near Perry, New York, 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

31 October 2015 at 19:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Perry, New York, United States

Nearest airport

Perry-Warsaw (01G)

Coordinates

42.7417, -78.0528

Aircraft

Piper PA 28-140

Registration

N6665J

Category

Airplane

Year built

1968

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Dansville → Perry

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA16CA037

Nobody was injured.

The student pilot's failure to maintain vigilance, which resulted in a loss of directional control during the landing roll.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The student pilot reported that during the landing roll he heard something fall in the back seat. He looked back; when he looked forward again the airplane had veered to the right. The student pilot attempted to correct with the rudder, but reported that he "overcorrected" to the left and then to the right, and then "hammered" on the brakes.  Subsequently the airplane skid off the runway to the right and impacted a ditch. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing. The pilot reported that there were no pre-impact mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.