Piper PA-28-180 N7417W

Summary

On 20 April 2008 at about 15:15 local time, a Piper PA-28-180 registered N7417W was involved in an accident near Rifle, 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

20 April 2008 at 15:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Rifle, Colorado, United States

Coordinates

39.5222, -107.7228

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-180

Registration

N7417W

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Paonia → Rifle

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DFW08CA124

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane on landing. A factor was the crosswind and wind gusts.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The 52-year-old private pilot was attempting to land his single-engine, low-wing airplane on Runway 26 with a crosswind. While on final approach, at a speed of 90 mph, he encountered wind shear, which resulted in a sudden loss of airspeed. The airplane then made a slight bounce on the runway, before another gust of wind picked up the left wing and blew the airplane off the runway into the dirt. Subsequently, the right wing contacted the ground resulting in substantial damage. The propeller and the nose gear were also damaged. The wind at the time was reported from 220 degrees at 19 knots gusting to 33 knots.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.