# NTSB Accident MIA01LA234
> **Piper PA-28-151** · 2001-09-30 · Melbourne, FL, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** MIA01LA234
- **Event ID:** 20011002X02026
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2001-09-30
- **Location:** Melbourne, FL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 28.080326, -80.599617
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 3
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-28-151
- **Registration:** N5447F
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** —
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the aircraft during the landing rollout while landing in gusty crosswind conditions, which resulted in a ground swerve, and the aircraft exiting the runway and incurring substantial damage when it collided with a ditch.

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