Piper/Wally's Flyers J3C-65 N25WF
19 June 2010 · Crystal, Minnesota, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 19 June 2010 at about 13:53 local time, a Piper/Wally's Flyers J3C-65 registered N25WF, operated by Wallys Flyers Inc, was involved in an accident near Crystal, Minnesota, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 13:53
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Crystal, Minnesota, United States
- Nearest airport
- Crystal Airport (MIC)
- Coordinates
- 45.0619, -93.3539
- Aircraft
- Piper/Wally's Flyers J3C-65
- Registration
- N25WF
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Wallys Flyers Inc
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Crystal → Crystal
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN10CA329
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the crosswind landing and the instructor pilot's delayed remedial action.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot flying the airplane was in training to get a tailwheel endorsement and a flight review since he was not current. The pilot and flight instructor did some air work in the practice area before returning to the airport to practice takeoffs and full stop landings. The pilot completed ten takeoffs and full stop landings with a right crosswind. They changed runways in order to practice a left crosswind landing. The flare and landing were normal. During the landing roll out, a gust of wind lifted the left wing and caused the airplane to weather vane and veer off the left side of the runway. The airplane struck an airport sign damaging the right horizontal stabilizer and right elevator. The flight instructor stated, “I should have corrected the aircraft sooner and before my student got out of control.”
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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