Piper PA-28R-200 N15013

Summary

On 12 February 1997 at about 20:45 local time, a Piper PA-28R-200 registered N15013, operated by Mark L. Palmer, was involved in an accident near Winston Salem, North Carolina, 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

12 February 1997 at 20:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Winston Salem, North Carolina, United States

Nearest airport

Smith Reynolds (INT)

Coordinates

36.1396, -80.3193

Aircraft

Piper PA-28R-200

Registration

N15013

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Mark L. Palmer

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL97LA041

Nobody was injured.

the pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions and failure to maintain directional cntrol of the airplane, which resulted in a ground swerve and collapse of the right main landing gear. The crosswind was a related factor.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The flight had been cleared for a touch-and-go landing on runway 4, when shortly after touchdown, the airplane veered off the right side of the runway. The pilot reported that during the landing roll, he experienced some difficulty with the brakes, and the airplane veered off the runway into a grassy area. During the uncontrolled movement of the airplane, the right main landing gear collapsed, and the right wing spar was damaged. A review of the weather data disclosed that the prevailing wind was from 320 degrees at 7 knots. An examination of the airplane failed to disclose a mechanical problem with the brake system.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.