Piper PA-28-180 N3331R

Summary

On 18 August 2022 at about 23:00 local time, a Piper PA-28-180 registered N3331R was involved in an accident near Sullivan, Indiana, 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

18 August 2022 at 23:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Sullivan, Indiana, United States

Nearest airport

Sullivan County (SIV)

Coordinates

39.1147, -87.4483

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-180

Registration

N3331R

Category

Airplane

Year built

1969

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN22LA399

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing.

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Read the full NTSB narrative

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.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.