Piper PA-28-160 N5203W
5 November 2003 · Amarillo, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 5 November 2003 at about 22:00 local time, a Piper PA-28-160 registered N5203W was involved in an accident near Amarillo, Texas, 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
- Amarillo, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Tradewind Airport (TDW)
- Coordinates
- 35.1700, -101.8258
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-160
- Registration
- N5203W
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Amarillo → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW04LA018
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind condition. Contributing factors were the pilot's lack of total experience in the make and model of aircraft, and the crosswind.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The 30-hour student pilot was landing on runway 17 following his first cross-country flight, and applied right rudder pressure to compensate for the prevailing crosswind conditions. After touchdown, the pilot "failed to release the right rudder," and the airplane veered to the right side of the runway. Also, the pilot "overcompensated" with left rudder, and the airplane departed the left side of the runway. The airplane struck two fences before becoming to a stop. The pilot reported that the winds at the time of the accident were from 150 degrees at 8 to 9 knots.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-28 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Aug 2003 | Piper PA-28-180 | Nampa, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 May 2003 | Piper PA-28-180 | Montgomery, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Aug 2003 | Piper PA-28-140 | Winchester, Tennessee, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Apr 2003 | Piper PA-28-181 | Bullhead City, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jun 2003 | Piper PA-28-140 | Hamilton, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jan 2003 | Piper PA-28-180 | Poughkeepsie, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 9,402 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 May 2003 | Piper PA-18A-150 | Roanoke, Texas, United States | Marcair | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Aug 2003 | Robinson R22 BETA | Ozona, Texas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 18 Nov 2003 | Cessna 550 | Mineral Wells, Texas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 12 Jun 2003 | Robinson R22 BETA | Houston, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Apr 2003 | Boeing A75N1 | Houston, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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