Piper PA 46-350P N9172V

Summary

On 2 March 2011 at about 19:45 local time, a Piper PA 46-350P registered N9172V, operated by James J. Dooley Jr, was involved in an accident near Allentown, Pennsylvania, 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

2 March 2011 at 19:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States

Nearest airport

Allentown Queen City Municipal (XLL)

Coordinates

40.5689, -75.4861

Aircraft

Piper PA 46-350P

Registration

N9172V

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

James J. Dooley Jr

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Baltimore → Allentown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA11CA202

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to adequately compensate for crosswind conditions, resulting in a hard landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that he landed the airplane in a right crosswind and wind gusts. He applied a right crosswind correction, flared, and touched down with the right main landing gear on the runway. When the pilot removed the right crosswind control corrections, the airplane landed hard and as the nose wheel settled onto the runway, the airplane swerved to the left. The nose landing gear collapsed, resulting in substantial damage to the firewall and forward baggage compartment supports. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical problems with the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.