Piper PA-28-161 N43037

Summary

On 12 July 2022 at about 00:00 local time, a Piper PA-28-161 registered N43037, operated by Glacier Aviation, was involved in an accident near Kelso, Washington, 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

12 July 2022 at 00:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Kelso, Washington, United States

Nearest airport

Southwest Washington Regional (KLS)

Coordinates

46.1180, -122.8984

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-161

Registration

N43037

Category

Airplane

Year built

1983

Engines

1

Operator

Glacier Aviation

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Olympia → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR22LA260

Nobody was injured.

The student pilot’s inadequate flare resulting in a loss of airplane control during landing with gusting wind conditions.

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

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The student pilot reported that, during the flare for landing, the airplane experienced ground effect and was settling down to the runway when it was hit by “a very intense wind shear with a gust…” The pilot stated that the airplane yawed to the left and that he could not recover as the airplane exited the runway onto the grass. The airplane’s right wing was substantially damaged when it collided with a Precision Approach Path Indicator (PAPI). The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.