Piper PA-20 N7324K
19 October 2008 · Albertville, Alabama, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 19 October 2008 at about 15:20 local time, a Piper PA-20 registered N7324K was involved in an accident near Albertville, Alabama, 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 15:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Albertville, Alabama, United States
- Nearest airport
- Albertville Regional Airport (K8A0)
- Coordinates
- 34.2292, -86.2558
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-20
- Registration
- N7324K
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Albertville → Albertville
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ERA09CA023
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane during the landing roll.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot of the Piper PA-20 airplane was performing touch and go operations during visual meteorological conditions. After two touch and go landings without incident, a third landing was accomplished. The pilot reported the approach and landing procedures “occurred normally” during the third landing and he completed a three point landing with light and variable crosswinds. Between take-off and landing, wind direction had shifted approximately 180 degrees. After landing, during rollout, the aircraft abruptly turned to the left and began skidding sideways on runway. The pilot applied right rudder and left brake. As the airplane turned 90 degrees to the left, the right landing gear collapsed, and the right wing impacted the ground, resulting in substantial damage to the right wing and fuselage. The pilot reported the ground speed when accident happened was approximately 35 mile per hour. The aircraft came to rest off the edge of the left side of the runway. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical anomalies with the airplane.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-20 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Aug 2008 | Piper PA-20 | Grass Valley, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Aug 2008 | Piper PA-20/22 | Talkeetna, Alaska, United States | Donald Lee | No injuries | - |
| 25 May 2008 | Piper PA-20 | Fields, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jul 2007 | Piper PA-20-135 | State College, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jun 2007 | Piper PA-20 | Nenana, Alaska, United States | Wayne Brown | No injuries | - |
| 5 Sep 2009 | Piper PA-20 | Bozeman, Montana, United States | Hutchinson Darrold K | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Jun 2008 | Beechcraft S35 | Creola, Alabama, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 2008 | Piper PA-32-300 | Lapine, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Oct 2008 | Cessna 182T | Gulf Shores, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Oct 2008 | Piper PA-28-140 | Repton, Alabama, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Jan 2008 | Quicksilver SPORT 2S | Arley, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jun 2008 | Taylorcraft F19 | Montgomery, Alabama, United States | James W. Freeman | Minor injuries | - |