Piper PA-24-250 N8215P
17 March 2009 · San Luis Obispo, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 17 March 2009 at about 21:59 local time, a Piper PA-24-250 registered N8215P, operated by Hodson Keith D, was involved in an accident near San Luis Obispo, California, 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 21:59
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- San Luis Obispo, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- San Luis County Regional Apt (SBP)
- Coordinates
- 35.2372, -120.6425
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-24-250
- Registration
- N8215P
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Hodson Keith D
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Mesa → San Luis Obispo
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- WPR09CA157
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswinds during touchdown.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that during touchdown he felt a change in the right crosswind component and his downwind (left) landing gear contacted the ground first. Subsequent right rudder corrections were insufficient and the airplane veered off of the left side of the runway, down an embankment, and impacted an airport perimeter fence. The right wing received an 18-inch-deep by 8-inch-wide indentation approximately 4 feet outboard of the wing root and impact damage to the right wing tip fuel tank.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-24 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Oct 2009 | Piper PA-24-250 | Black Canyon City, Arizona, United States | Ralph Smith | Fatal | 2 |
| 23 Aug 2009 | Piper PA-24-260 | Santa Barbara, California, United States | Kris S Michel | No injuries | - |
| 28 Apr 2009 | Piper PA-24-180 | Chugiak, Alaska, United States | Steven Lewis | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jun 2009 | Piper PA-24 | Urbana, Ohio, United States | Marc S. Comegys | No injuries | - |
| 16 May 2009 | Piper PA-24-250 | Wasilla, Alaska, United States | Bruce W. Christie | No injuries | - |
| 11 Apr 2009 | Piper PA-24-250 | San Diego, California, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
All 2,700 records for this type
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