Piper PA-28-180 N1654B

Summary

On 5 June 2006 at about 20:15 local time, a Piper PA-28-180 registered N1654B was involved in an accident near Du Bois, Pennsylvania, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

5 June 2006 at 20:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Du Bois, Pennsylvania, United States

Nearest airport

Du-Bois Jefferson Cty Airport (DUJ)

Coordinates

41.1781, -78.8986

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-180

Registration

N1654B

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Zelienople → Du Bois

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC06LA139

1 person was seriously injured.

The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions, which resulted in a stall and subsequent impact with the ground. A factor was the wind gust as reported by the pilot.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

As the pilot flared for landing a gust of wind lifted the airplane at "an extremely high angle to the runway, and then quit." The airplane then "stalled," impacted the ground, and caught fire. The pilot reported he had accumulated 528 hours of total flight experience at the time of the accident. He additionally reported experiencing no mechanical anomalies with the airplane. Examination of the airplane by an FAA inspector also revealed no mechanical deficiencies. The winds reported at the airport, at the time of the accident were variable at 3 knots.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.