No fatalities

PIPER PA-28-161 NO SERIES accident at Columbia, KY, 30 Apr 2021

Columbia, KY, United States

On April 30, 2021, a PIPER PA-28-161 NO SERIES was involved in an aviation accident near Columbia, KY. No fatalities were reported. Investigators recorded the probable cause as: The pilot’s failure to obtain a proper touchdown point on the runway, which resulted in a runway excursion. This summary draws on records from NTSB; 12 related events involving the same aircraft type or operator are linked below.

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Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to obtain a proper touchdown point on the runway, which resulted in a runway excursion.

— NTSB Determination

Contributing factors

PilotDescent/approach/glide path — Not attained/maintained