Piper PA-22-150 N9964D

Summary

On 7 July 1999 at about 21:40 local time, a Piper PA-22-150 registered N9964D was involved in an accident near Rogers City, Michigan, 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

7 July 1999 at 21:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Rogers City, Michigan, United States

Nearest airport

Presque Isle County Arpt. (PZQ)

Coordinates

45.4201, -83.8099

Aircraft

Piper PA-22-150

Registration

N9964D

Category

Airplane

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

New Haven → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Not Reported

NTSB number

CHI99LA218

Nobody was injured.

THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR THE CROSSWIND.

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

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The pilot said he flew over the airport, observed the wind sock '...wiggling up and down...,' and decided to land on runway 27 because the winds were from 290 degrees at 10 to 20 miles per hour. He said he knew the winds were coming from the airplane's right side and were gusty. The pilot said a strong gust of wind pushed the airplane toward the left side of the runway. The pilot said he applied full right aileron control and the hand brakes as a crosswind correction. The pilot said the nose wheel collided with a runway edge light that caused the nose wheel fork to separate from the nose landing gear strut. The airplane nosed over shortly after that. The Piper PA-22 series airplanes do not have individual toe brakes. The brake system is activated by a brake handle that causes both brakes to work simultaneously. Reported winds at the time of the accideent were 330 degrees with a steady wind at 17 miles per hour (mph) and gusts to 26 mph. According to the regulations the airplane was certified under, its demonstrated cross wind component is 10 mph. The FAA's cross wind component chart showed the accident airplane's steady wind cross wind component was 16 mph. The airplane's demonstrated cross wind figure is not published in the manufacturer's owner's handbook or airplane flight manual.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.