Piper PA28 N7646W

Summary

On 15 December 2016 at about 19:30 local time, a Piper PA28 registered N7646W was involved in an accident near Madisonville, Tennessee, 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

15 December 2016 at 19:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Madisonville, Tennessee, United States

Nearest airport

Monroe County (MNV)

Coordinates

35.5453, -84.3803

Aircraft

Piper PA28

Registration

N7646W

Category

Airplane

Year built

1964

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Sparta → Madisonville

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA17CA096

Nobody was injured.

The student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing with a gusting crosswind.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The student pilot reported that, during landing after a cross-country solo flight, as the main landing gear touched down, the airplane encountered a crosswind, and he lost control of the airplane. He further reported that the airplane exited the right side of the runway and came to rest in the tree(s). The student pilot reported there were no preimpact mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation. There was no local historic weather observation facility within 25 nautical miles of the accident airport, but the student pilot reported the wind direction was variable at 5 knots gusting to 10 knots. The student pilot landed runway 5.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.