Piper PA-32-300 N4GQ
1 March 1998 · Rayville, Louisiana, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 1 March 1998 at about 22:00 local time, a Piper PA-32-300 registered N4GQ was involved in an accident near Rayville, Louisiana, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 22:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Rayville, Louisiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- John H. Hooks Memorial (M79)
- Coordinates
- 32.4696, -91.7503
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-32-300
- Registration
- N4GQ
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Waco → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW98LA141
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate compensation for the gusting crosswinds. Factors were the gusting crosswinds and the pilot's lack of experience in gusting crosswinds.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
During the landing flare/touchdown, the airplane was configured for the gusting wind; however, during the landing roll, the wind 'gust let up and the airplane departed the paved runway to the left side. The turf was soggy and wet and the airplane went into a ditch paralleling the runway, collapsing the nose gear before the airplane stopped.' The pilot obtained weather briefings and was aware of the crosswind conditions at the destination airport. During the landing, there was a direct crosswind from the left with the winds at 10 to 15 knots gusting at 20 to 25 knots. The pilot stated that the accident could have been prevented by landing at an alternate airport in order to land more directly into the wind. The pilot further stated that he is taking flight 'lessons in a tail dragger (tailwheel aircraft) in order to gain more experience of managing an aircraft in cross wind conditions.'
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-32 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Aug 1998 | Piper PA-32-300 | Opa Locka, Florida, United States | Manuel Garrito | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1998 | Piper PA-32-300 | Alexandria, Louisiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Feb 1998 | Piper PA-32-300 | Naknek, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Feb 1998 | Piper PA-32-300 | Kongiganak, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Oct 1998 | Piper PA-32-300 | Dunkirk, New York, United States | Castle Aviation | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Jul 1998 | Piper PA-32-300 | Nenana, Alaska, United States | Bellair, Inc. | No injuries | - |
All 1,695 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Nov 1998 | Piper PA32-300 | New Iberia, Louisiana, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Feb 1998 | Cessna 210M | Lafayette, Louisiana, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Feb 1998 | Piper PA-28-180 | Monroe, Louisiana, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 28 Nov 1998 | Cessna 150H | Braithwaite, Louisiana, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 31 Jul 1998 | Cessna 210M | Leesville, Louisiana, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 8 Oct 1998 | Air Tractor AT-401 | Newellton, Louisiana, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |