Piper PA-28-180 N7906W

Summary

On 15 August 2007 at about 18:55 local time, a Piper PA-28-180 registered N7906W was involved in an accident near Tunica, Mississippi, 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 August 2007 at 18:55

Classification

Accident

Location

Tunica, Mississippi, United States

Coordinates

34.6764, -90.3417

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-180

Registration

N7906W

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Memphis → Tunica

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DFW07CA213

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to compensate for the existing wind conditions during a crosswind landing. A factor was the crosswind.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The 300-hour private pilot reported on a written statement to the FAA, that he entered the traffic pattern on the downwind for Runway 35. He added that the downwind entry, base leg, and final approach were all normal. The pilot further stated that "upon crossing into the blacktop of the runway, the airplane climbed rapidly 25-30 feet, like a thermal effect from the high temperatures off of the runway." He added that a prevailing crosswind from the west "drifted the airplane slightly off-center." The pilot added that he applied full power, closed the carburetor heat, and prepared for either a go-around or a soft landing further down the runway. The airplane then "lost lift and touched down in a crab due to the crosswind." The airplane touched down on the nose landing gear, skidded sideways, when the nose gear touched down the aircraft skidded sideways and :nosed over slightly" resulting in a prop strike and wing contact on the runway. The right wing sustained structural damaged. The winds were reported from 270 degrees at 10 knots.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.