Piper PA-28R-201T N9882K

Summary

On 8 March 1998 at about 18:00 local time, a Piper PA-28R-201T registered N9882K was involved in an accident near Edgeley, North Dakota, 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

8 March 1998 at 18:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Edgeley, North Dakota, United States

Coordinates

46.3604, -98.7092

Aircraft

Piper PA-28R-201T

Registration

N9882K

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Jamestown → Edgeley

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI98LA101

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's inadequate in-flight planning/decision making which resulted in a delayed go-around and his not maintaining aircraft control. A factor was the crosswind.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot was attempting to land the airplane on a road heading west. He reported the winds to be 320 degrees at 14 knots. He said that when he realized the crosswind was excessive he had allowed the airplane to slow to a point that when the go-around was initiated, the airplane departed controlled flight and impacted the terrain.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.