Piper PA-36-200 N2329Y

Summary

On 1 June 2000 at about 12:00 local time, a Piper PA-36-200 registered N2329Y was involved in an accident near Oakley, Kansas, United States. One person was 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

1 June 2000 at 12:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Oakley, Kansas, United States

Nearest airport

Oakley Municipal Airport (OEL)

Coordinates

39.1204, -100.8497

Aircraft

Piper PA-36-200

Registration

N2329Y

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Business

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI00LA149

Nobody was injured.

the directional control not maintained by the pilot. The thunderstorm, quartering tailwind/crosswind and the weather evaluation by the pilot were contributing factors.

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

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The airplane veered off of runway 34 in a sharp turn to the right while back taxiing for takeoff. The pilot reported that there were light to moderate rain showers located 15-20 miles west/southwest of the airport prior to his preflighting the airplane. He also reported that the wind velocity changed in magnitude and direction during the taxi. The pilot also reported that following the accident, the winds increased from the east/northeast to 12-15 mph and that there was convective activity in the area.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.