Piper PA-22-160 N9248D

Summary

On 21 January 2002 at about 22:15 local time, a Piper PA-22-160 registered N9248D was involved in an accident near Iowa Falls, Iowa, 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

21 January 2002 at 22:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Iowa Falls, Iowa, United States

Nearest airport

Iowa Falls Municipal (IFA)

Coordinates

42.5207, -93.2595

Aircraft

Piper PA-22-160

Registration

N9248D

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

DuBuque → Iowa Falls

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI02LA068

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind condition and the subsequent failure to maintain control of the airplane. Factors associated with the accident were the crosswind and the rough terrain encountered.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane nosed over following a loss of control during landing. The pilot reported the winds were from 240 degrees at 11 knots and the landing was being made on runway 31. He reported he lowered the left wing and applied right rudder during the approach to compensate for the crosswind. The pilot reported that the airplane bounced during the landing and he did not react quickly enough by once again lowering the wing. He reported the wind lifted the left wing so that the airplane was on the right main gear only. He reported that it seemed the airplane was going to ground loop. He applied right rudder to stop the ground loop, but by that time the airplane was off the side of the runway. The airplane traveled into a plowed bean field where it nosed over and tipped onto the right wing.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.