Piper L-21B N10365
22 June 2009 · Big Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 22 June 2009 at about 19:30 local time, a Piper L-21B registered N10365, operated by Air Heritage Inc, was involved in an accident near Big Beaver, Pennsylvania, 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 19:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Big Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States
- Nearest airport
- Beaver County Airport (BVI)
- Coordinates
- 40.7729, -80.3919
- Aircraft
- Piper L-21B
- Registration
- N10365
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Air Heritage Inc
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Johnstown → Beaver Falls
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ERA09CA364
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during a landing rollout with a crosswind.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
According to the pilot of the tailwheel-equipped airplane, he landed on Runway 28. During the rollout, the airplane became "erratic for no apparent reason," veered off the left side of the runway, encountered standing water in the grass and nosed over, damaging the vertical stabilizer. Runway 28 was 4,501 feet long and 100 feet wide. Winds, recorded at the airport 17 minutes after the accident, were from 360 degrees true at 12 knots. A postflight examination of the airplane revealed no preexisting mechanical anomalies.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper L-21B accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Aug 2011 | Piper L-21B | East Liverpool, Ohio, United States | William C. Schillig | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jul 2017 | Piper L 21B | Big Timber, Montana, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 22 Jul 2017 | Piper L 21B | Cartersville, Georgia, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 Jul 1983 | Piper L-21B | Vernon, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Apr 2009 | Cessna 172 | York, Pennsylvania, United States | Av-Ed Flight School | No injuries | - |
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| 6 Oct 2009 | Cessna 172S | Easton, Pennsylvania, United States | Moyer Aviation Inc | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jul 2009 | Robinson R44 | Silver Spring, Pennsylvania, United States | Advanced Helicopter Concepts | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jun 2009 | Diamond DA 40 | West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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