Piper PA-28-180 N7504W
2 May 2002 · Santa Teresa, New Mexico, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 2 May 2002 at about 18:30 local time, a Piper PA-28-180 registered N7504W was involved in an accident near Santa Teresa, New Mexico, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 18:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Santa Teresa, New Mexico, United States
- Nearest airport
- Santa Teresa (5T6)
- Coordinates
- 31.8811, -106.7047
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-180
- Registration
- N7504W
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- San Angelo → Deming
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW02LA135
People
2 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Probable cause
the pilot's inadequate compensation for the gusty crosswind conditions resulting in a loss of control of the airplane during the landing. A contributing factor was the gusty crosswind.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
During, the landing on runway 28, the airplane veered off the runway when it encountered gusty crosswinds. The nearest weather observation facility ( located approximately 22 nautical miles east of the accident site) reported the wind from 220 degrees at 9 knots with gusts to 16 knots. Further, the wind was reported as variable from 180 degrees to 260 degrees.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-28 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Jan 2002 | Piper PA-28-180 | Oxford, Massachusetts, United States | Eagle East Aviation | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Sep 2002 | Piper PA-28-180 | Yellow Pine, Idaho, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 14 Nov 2002 | Piper PA-28-201T | La Grande, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jan 2002 | Piper PA-28-180 | Groveland, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 20 Mar 2002 | Piper PA-28-180 | Denio, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Aug 2002 | Piper PA-28-180 | Deerfield, Virginia, United States | John P. Zachary | Fatal | 2 |
All 9,402 records for this type
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Nov 2002 | Israel 1124A | Taos, New Mexico, United States | Richmor Aviation Inc | Fatal | 2 |
| 15 Aug 2002 | Schweizer SGS 1-26B | Hobbs, New Mexico, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 9 May 2002 | Piper Aerostar 602P | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Jan 2002 | Cessna 177 | Farmington, New Mexico, United States | Kevin L. Phillips | Fatal | 1 |
| 21 Mar 2002 | Republic P-47N-20-RE | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 19 Jul 2002 | Cessna 190 | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |