Piper PA-28-160 N5725W
21 October 2001 · Buckhannon, West Virginia, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 21 October 2001 at about 18:50 local time, a Piper PA-28-160 registered N5725W was involved in an accident near Buckhannon, West Virginia, 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 18:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Buckhannon, West Virginia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Upshur County Regional Airport (W22)
- Coordinates
- 38.9800, -80.2191
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-160
- Registration
- N5725W
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Buckhannon → Columbus
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC02LA016
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing. A factor related to the accident were the gusting wind conditions.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
After two unsuccessful attempts to land on runway 29, due to crosswind conditions, the student pilot attempted a third landing. The airplane touched down about 400-600 feet beyond the runway threshold, and departed the right side of the runway onto the grass. The student pilot applied full power and attempted to abort the landing; however, when he raised the nose of the airplane, the stall warning horn sounded. The student pilot realized that he would not be able to climb over an embankment and aborted the takeoff. The airplane continued into the embankment, sheared off the nose gear, and came to rest upright. The pilot estimated the wind from 270 degrees at 20 knots, gusts to 25 knots.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Nov 2001 | Piper PA-28-180 | Mansfield, Ohio, United States | Monroe Aviation | Fatal | 1 |
| 25 Aug 2001 | Piper PA-28-235 | Crestline, Kansas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 24 Aug 2001 | Piper PA-28-161 | Ardmore, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jun 2001 | Piper PA-28-181 | Sedona, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jun 2001 | Piper PA-28-181 | Lytle Creek, California, United States | Air Desert Pacific | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Mar 2001 | Piper PA-28-RT201 | Manassas, Virginia, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
All 9,402 records for this type
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Mar 2001 | Cessna 150 | Huntington, West Virginia, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 Jan 2001 | Piper 34-200T | Bluefield, West Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jan 2001 | Mooney M-20 | S. Charleston, West Virginia, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 22 Jan 2001 | Whittman Tailwind DN-1 | Grafton, West Virginia, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Jun 2001 | Cessna 170A | South Charlesto, West Virginia, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 Aug 2001 | Cessna 172L | Parkersburg, West Virginia, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |