Piper PA-32-300 N2866M

Summary

On 30 March 1982 at about 16:00 local time, a Piper PA-32-300 registered N2866M, operated by Whitman Aviation, was involved in an accident near Van Wert, Ohio, United States. 5 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

30 March 1982 at 16:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Van Wert, Ohio, United States

Nearest airport

Van Wert Municipal (VNW)

Coordinates

40.8606, -84.5793

Aircraft

Piper PA-32-300

Registration

N2866M

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Whitman Aviation

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Green Bay → Van Went

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI82DA106

2 people had minor injuries.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND HAD A PRIVATE, SINGLE-ENGINE-LAND, CERTIFICATE. THE OCCUPANT OF THE RIGHT FRONT SEAT WAS A COMMERCIAL, SINGLE-ENGINE-LAND, PILOT. THE LANDING APPROACH WAS MADE TO RUNWAY 27. THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND ESTIMATED THAT THE WINDS WERE FROM 220 DEGREES AT 16 GUSTING 20 KNOTS. HE REPORTED THAT DURING LANDING, THE GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS FORCED THE PLANE OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND INTO A DITCH. A PASSENGER STATED THAT DURING THE LANDING, THE PLANE BOUNCED, HIT THE STRIP A SECOND TIME, AND WENT OUT OF CONTROL.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.