Piper PA-22-150 N2970P

Summary

On 6 June 2001 at about 21:00 local time, a Piper PA-22-150 registered N2970P was involved in an accident near Akron, Colorado, United States. 2 people were 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

6 June 2001 at 21:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Akron, Colorado, United States

Nearest airport

Akron-Washington Co (AKO)

Coordinates

40.1596, -103.2097

Aircraft

Piper PA-22-150

Registration

N2970P

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Great Bend → Prineville

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DEN01LA112

Nobody was injured.

the pilot's failure to adequately compensate for wind conditions, resulting in a loss of directional control during landing roll. A contributing factor was the crosswind.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

After monitoring ASOS (Automated Surface Observing System), the pilot landed on runway 11. As the airplane slowed, the tail was lowered and the airplane turned into the wind. The airplane departed the left side of the runway and collided with a ditch. Recorded winds were from 030 degrees at 13 knots. The pilot later said she failed to adequately compensate for the left crosswind.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.