Piper PA-28-181 N1085H

Summary

On 2 April 1985 at about 21:50 local time, a Piper PA-28-181 registered N1085H was involved in an accident near Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

2 April 1985 at 21:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States

Nearest airport

Kemmerer (EMM)

Coordinates

41.7794, -110.5503

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-181

Registration

N1085H

Category

Airplane

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

DEN85LA107

1 person had minor injuries.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

ON APRIL 2, 1985, AN INEXPERIENCED PVT PLT ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON A RUNWAY WITH A 24KT CROSSWIND AT KEMMERER, WY. THE FAVORABLE RUNWAY WAS CLOSED DUE TO SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. ON THE THIRD ATTEMPT THE ACFT LANDED HARD AND BOUNCED INTO THE AIR. THE PLT ATTEMPTED TO GO AROUND BUT THE ACFT STALLED, VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY AND COLLIDED WITH A SNOW BANK. THE ACFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE PLT RECVD MINOR INJURIES.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.