Piper PA-22-108 N4888Z

Summary

On 25 August 2013 at about 00:00 local time, a Piper PA-22-108 registered N4888Z, operated by George Gleim, was involved in an accident near Faribault, Minnesota, 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.

Date

25 August 2013 at 00:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Faribault, Minnesota, United States

Nearest airport

Faribault Municipal Airport (FBL)

Coordinates

44.3275, -93.3106

Aircraft

Piper PA-22-108

Registration

N4888Z

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

George Gleim

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Wausau → Faribault

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN13CA508

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll.

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The pilot reported he lost directional control of the airplane during the landing roll. He reported the wind forced the airplane off the left side of the runway where it contacted two runway lights as it departed the runway pavement. The airplane struck a runway sign as it returned to the runway surface. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the elevator and fuselage. The landing was made on runway 12 and the wind reported 15 minutes prior to the accident was from 150 degrees at 16 knots gusting to 21 knots. The pilot reported there were no mechanical failures/malfunctions of the airplane before the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.