Piper PA-22 N88390

Summary

On 15 October 2004 at about 19:15 local time, a Piper PA-22 registered N88390 was involved in an accident near Reserve, Louisiana, 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

15 October 2004 at 19:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Reserve, Louisiana, United States

Nearest airport

St. John the Baptist Parish Ai (1L0)

Coordinates

30.0869, -90.5825

Aircraft

Piper PA-22

Registration

N88390

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Galliano → Reserve

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DFW05CA008

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to compensate for the existing wind conditions. A contributing factor was the strong crosswind.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

After landing on runway 17 (a 4,000-foot by 75-foot runway), the pilot started to turn left off the runway, but changed his mind. He swerved back towards the centerline to continue down the runway when the right wing and right landing gear started lifting up. He attempted to lower the wing and gear with aileron, but before he could get the airplane under control, the left gear collapsed. The left wing hit the runway, and the airplane initially continued down the runway, but then made a slow turn to the right, stopping with the propeller just over the right edge of the runway. The airplane was traveling on the ground at a speed of approximately 15 to 20 miles per hour when the wing lifted, and that a 15 to 20 knot crosswind prevailed from the right side of the runway.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.