Piper PA-22-150 N6045D

Summary

On 14 August 2005 at about 15:00 local time, a Piper PA-22-150 registered N6045D, operated by Diane Bigby, was involved in an accident near Reno, Nevada, 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

14 August 2005 at 15:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Reno, Nevada, United States

Nearest airport

Reno/Stead (4SD)

Coordinates

39.6672, -119.8761

Aircraft

Piper PA-22-150

Registration

N6045D

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Diane Bigby

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Reno → Reno

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX05CA268

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind gust and failure to maintain lateral and directional control during the landing flare.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

During the landing flare, the right wing tip contacted the ground and the airplane veered off the runway. Thereafter, the airplane came to rest adjacent to the runway, on level dirt terrain, and in a nose down attitude. The pilot said the accident occurred during the pilot's fourth touch-and-go landing on runway 26 upon encountering a southerly wind gust. No mechanical malfunction was experienced with the airplane. Minutes before and after the accident, the airport's wind was reported as calm.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.