Piper PA24 N8277P

Summary

On 16 October 2016 at about 19:00 local time, a Piper PA24 registered N8277P was involved in an accident near Wagoner, Oklahoma, 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

16 October 2016 at 19:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Wagoner, Oklahoma, United States

Nearest airport

Hefner-Easley (H68)

Coordinates

35.9644, -95.3419

Aircraft

Piper PA24

Registration

N8277P

Category

Airplane

Year built

1963

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Branson → Wagoner

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA17CA037

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing in gusting wind conditions.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that he made the approach at 80 nautical miles per hour (knots) with full flaps, "crabbing into the wind," and during the landing roll a gust of wind caused the airplane to veer left of the runway centerline. The pilot further reported that he attempted to correct back to the centerline with rudder, but ran out of rudder authority. As the airplane veered off the left side of the runway the left wing impacted trees. The airplane sustained substantial damage to both wings. The pilot reported that there were no pre impact mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation. The pilot reported the wind direction as variable, at a speed of 24 knots. The pilot landed runway 18. A weather reporting station 14 miles to the south, at 1353 reported wind 170 true at 17 knots gusting to 26 knots.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.