Piper PA-20 N7440K

Summary

On 4 July 2005 at about 16:45 local time, a Piper PA-20 registered N7440K was involved in an accident near Nome, Alaska, 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

4 July 2005 at 16:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Nome, Alaska, United States

Coordinates

64.5000, -165.4333

Aircraft

Piper PA-20

Registration

N7440K

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Nome → Nome

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC05CA091

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions during the landing roll, which resulted in the collapse of the main landing gear, and a nose over. A factor associated with the accident was a crosswind.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The private pilot was landing on a ridgeline, which required a correction for a right crosswind. During the landing roll, a gust of wind lifted the right wing, and the pilot applied full right aileron and full engine power in an attempt to abort the landing. During the aborted landing, the right main landing gear collapsed, and the airplane nosed over. The pilot noted that there were no preaccident mechanical anomalies with the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.