Piper PA-28R-200 N5003S

Summary

On 11 July 2013 at about 18:00 local time, a Piper PA-28R-200 registered N5003S, operated by Praat Air Services Inc, was involved in an accident near Weslaco, Texas, 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

11 July 2013 at 18:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Weslaco, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Mid-Valley Airport (T65)

Coordinates

26.1775, -97.9731

Aircraft

Piper PA-28R-200

Registration

N5003S

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Praat Air Services Inc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Weslaco → Weslaco

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN13CA407

Nobody was injured.

The pilot receiving instruction failed to compensate for the crosswind condition during landing, and the flight instructor's delayed corrective action.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The flight instructor reported that the pilot receiving instruction was attempting to perform a soft field landing on runway 31 during the second landing of the flight. The flight instructor reported that the wind was from 160 degrees at 12 knots, gusting to 18 knots. During the landing flare, the airplane was “getting pushed” off centerline. The flight instructor informed the pilot receiving instruction to put in full power and do a go-around. The airplane’s nose wheel struck a light generator on the side of the runway causing the airplane to skid across the taxiway and into the grass, which resulted in substantial damage to the wing. The flight instructor reported that there was no malfunction or system failure of the airplane before the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.