Piper PA-32-300 N190PH
5 January 2006 · Worthington, Minnesota, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 5 January 2006 at about 01:30 local time, a Piper PA-32-300 registered N190PH was involved in an accident near Worthington, Minnesota, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 01:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Worthington, Minnesota, United States
- Nearest airport
- Worthington Municipal (OTG)
- Coordinates
- 43.6550, -95.5792
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-32-300
- Registration
- N190PH
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Scott City → Worthington
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night
- NTSB number
- CHI06LA061
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The missed approach not performed by the pilot and the directional control not maintained by the pilot during landing. Contributing factors were the crosswind, wind information not available due to inoperative meteorological equipment, and a Notices to Airman not issued by airport personnel indicating that the meteorological equipment was inoperative.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The airplane veered off the runway after touchdown following a precision instrument approach and landing on runway 29. Night visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The pilot stated that the airport's automated weather observing system (AWOS) reported calm winds, but he felt that this was inaccurate so he checked reports from surrounding AWOSs, which reported winds from the northwest at 8-11 knots. The pilot stated that upon touchdown, the airplane moved "quickly" to the left and departed off the side of the runway and into snow, which folded the nose wheel landing gear. The maximum demonstrated cross wind for the airplane is 17 knots. Inspection of the airport's AWOS following the accident revealed that the AWOS was covered with ice, which inhibited operation of the wind speed and direction sensors. The Federal Aviation Administration had no record of a Notices to Airman being issued on the day of the accident pertaining to the airport AWOS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-32 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Dec 2006 | Piper PA-32-301 | Port Heiden, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 23 May 2006 | Piper PA-32-260 | Laconia, New Hampshire, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 Dec 2006 | Piper PA-32-300 | Romeo, Michigan, United States | Michael R. D'Arcy | Fatal | 1 |
| 5 Nov 2006 | Piper PA-32-300 | Danville, Arkansas, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 11 Sep 2006 | Piper PA-32-300 | Kanab, Utah, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jan 2006 | Piper PA-32-300 | Pierre, South Dakota, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
All 1,695 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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