Piper PA 28-140 N6977W

Summary

On 29 June 2017 at about 17:00 local time, a Piper PA 28-140 registered N6977W was involved in an accident near Honesdale, Pennsylvania, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

29 June 2017 at 17:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Honesdale, Pennsylvania, United States

Nearest airport

Cherry Ridge (N30)

Coordinates

41.5156, -75.2517

Aircraft

Piper PA 28-140

Registration

N6977W

Category

Airplane

Year built

1965

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Lehighton → Honesdale

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA17CA218

1 person had minor injuries.

The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during crosswind conditions.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that, during the landing flare, a wind gust "picked up" the right wing and "spun" the airplane to the left. The airplane veered off the left side of the runway and came to rest in a ditch. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the forward portion of the fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions of the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. An automated weather observation system located about 13 nautical miles from the accident site reported that, about the time of the accident, a right 70°, 8-knot crosswind wind prevailed.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.