Piper PA-28-235 N9218W

Summary

On 5 August 1996 at about 21:15 local time, a Piper PA-28-235 registered N9218W was involved in an accident near Truckee, California, United States. 3 people were 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

5 August 1996 at 21:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Truckee, California, United States

Nearest airport

Truckee Tahoe (TRK)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-235

Registration

N9218W

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX96LA297

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to properly compensate for a crosswind component during the go-around in a high density altitude environment that led to a loss of aircraft control..

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

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Surface winds were from 250 degrees at 13 knots with gusts to 22 knots as the aircraft approached to land on runway 28. The density altitude was 8,150 feet. During the landing flare the left wing of the aircraft rose and the aircraft started drifting toward the right side of the runway. The pilot elected to go-around and applied full throttle. During the go-around, the aircraft drifted off the runway and the right main landing gear contacted a mound of dirt. The aircraft settled back to the ground and spun around 180 degrees. There were no reported mechanical problems.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.