Piper PA-28-140 N4825T

Summary

On 5 September 1984 at about 22:00 local time, a Piper PA-28-140 registered N4825T, operated by Tommy C. Skaggs, was involved in an accident near Somerset, Kentucky, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

5 September 1984 at 22:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Somerset, Kentucky, United States

Nearest airport

Sumerset-Pulaski Co (SME)

Coordinates

37.0794, -84.6007

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-140

Registration

N4825T

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Tommy C. Skaggs

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Somerset → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL84LA280

Nobody was injured.

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

DURING A X-WIND LANDING THE ACFT VEERED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RWY CONTACTING A WIND SOCK TOWER WITH THE LEFT WING. THE PLT REPORTED THE AIRSPEED ON FINAL WAS EXCESSIVE AND AN OVER COMPENSATION WAS MADE FOR THE X-WIND DURING THE LANDING. THE PLT REPORTED THE LOCAL WINDS WERE FROM 250 DEGS AT 10 KTS GUSTING TO 15 KTS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.