# NTSB Accident ERA11LA229
> **PIPER PA-28R-180** · 2011-04-04 · Ridgely, MD, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA11LA229
- **Event ID:** 20110407X64854
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2011-04-04
- **Location:** Ridgely, MD, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.970275, -75.866386
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 3
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-28R-180
- **Registration:** N7619J
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot receiving instruction's inadequate compensation for the wind during landing and delay in executing a go-around, which resulted in a loss of airspeed, low final approach, and subsequent collision with the ground short of the runway. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor's inadequate surveillance and remedial action.

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