Piper PA-28-140 N5592U

Summary

On 23 June 1986 at about 16:40 local time, a Piper PA-28-140 registered N5592U was involved in an accident near Bally, Pennsylvania, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

23 June 1986 at 16:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Bally, Pennsylvania, United States

Nearest airport

Butler Valley (7N8)

Coordinates

40.3992, -75.5792

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-140

Registration

N5592U

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Pocono → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC86LA157

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 LANDED ON RUWNAY 34 IN WINDS HE ESTIMATED TO BE FROM 270 DEGREES AT 10-15 KNOTS. HE STATED THAT AT TOUCHDOWN, THE LEFT WING WAS CAUGHT BY A GUST AND RAISED. THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED RIGHT. THE PILOT STATED THERE WAS SUFFICENT RUNWAY TO CONTINUE THE LANDING ROLL; HOWEVER, HE NOTICED PEOPLE AHEAD THAT WERE APPROACHING THE RUNWAY FROM THE RIGHT. BY THE TIME THE PILOT HAD CORRECTED THE LEFT WING HIGH CONDITION, THE AIRCRAFT HAD DRIFTED FURTHER RIGHT WITH THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR WHEEL OFF THE RUNWAY. AS A GO-AROUND WAS INITIATED, THE PILOT TURNED FURTHER RIGHT TO AVOID THE PERSONNEL. DUE TO RISING TERRAIN, HE WAS UNABLE TO CLEAR A TREELINE. WHEN A COLLISION WITH TREES BECAME OBVIOUS, THE PILOT REDUCED POWER. THE FUSELAGE OF THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED THROUGH THE TREES, BUT THE WINGS WERE SHEARED OFF.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.