Piper PA-28-180 N4925L

Summary

On 23 November 2006 at about 01:55 local time, a Piper PA-28-180 registered N4925L, operated by Gary Wright, was involved in an accident near Springerville, Arizona, 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

23 November 2006 at 01:55

Classification

Accident

Location

Springerville, Arizona, United States

Nearest airport

Springerville Municipal (D68)

Coordinates

34.1369, -109.3167

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-180

Registration

N4925L

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Gary Wright

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Safford → Springerville

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

LAX07CA044

Nobody was injured.

the pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind condition and failure to maintain directional control during landing. A factor was the crosswind.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane veered off the runway 11, an asphalt surface that was 4,589 feet long and 60 feet wide, and collapsed the landing gear during a night landing. The weather conditions recorded at nearby airports indicated that a slight crosswind situation likely existed. According to the pilot, he was established on final approach when he noticed the airplane drifting to the right of centerline. He maneuvered the airplane into a sideslip to the left. The airplane touched down on the left main landing gear first, then it suddenly veered off the runway surface to the left. The pilot added power and pulled up on the nose in an attempt to soften the rollout; however, the landing gear collapsed and the airplane skidded to a stop. The pilot reported no mechanical problems with the airplane prior to the event.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.