Piper PA-28-140 N4808T

Summary

On 19 July 1987 at about 17:00 local time, a Piper PA-28-140 registered N4808T, operated by Floyd D. Painter, was involved in an accident near Foley, Alabama, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

19 July 1987 at 17:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Foley, Alabama, United States

Nearest airport

Foley Muncicipal (5R4)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-140

Registration

N4808T

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Floyd D. Painter

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL87LA218

1 person 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 STUDENT PLT FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING A CROSSWIND LDG ON RWY 36. THE AIRPLANE DRIFTED TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY AND SUBSEQUENTLY IMPACTED TREES. THE STUDENT PLT WAS ON HIS SECOND UNSUPERVISED SOLO FLIGHT. HE REPORTED THAT HE DID NOT GET A WEATHER BRIEFING PRIOR TO DEPARTING THE ARPT ON A LOCAL FLT ABOUT 1 HR BEFORE. HE ESTIMATED THE THE WINDS WERE FROM THE NE AT 15 GUSTING TO 20 KTS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE WINDS AT NPA, LOCATED 20 MILES ESE, WERE REPORTED AT 1150 CDT TO BE FROM 080 DEG AT 14 GUSTING TO 18 KTS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.