Piper PA32 N3708W

Summary

On 14 February 2019 at about 20:00 local time, a Piper PA32 registered N3708W was involved in an accident near Lacon, Illinois, 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

14 February 2019 at 20:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Lacon, Illinois, United States

Nearest airport

Marshall County (C75)

Coordinates

41.0189, -89.3858

Aircraft

Piper PA32

Registration

N3708W

Category

Airplane

Year built

1966

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Lacon → Lacon

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA19CA145

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing with gusting crosswind conditions, which resulted in a subsequent impact with a snowbank. 

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that, during landing after a go-around, the airplane touched down about 5 ft left of the runway centerline and veered left. He corrected with opposite rudder and aileron, but the airplane continued left, exited the runway, and impacted a snowbank. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The airport's automated weather observation station reported that, about the time of the accident, the wind was from 210° at 11 knots. The pilot reported that the wind was from 220° at 9 knots, gusting to 14 knots. The pilot landed the airplane on runway 13.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.