Piper PA-28-161 N436ND

Summary

On 19 September 2010 at about 21:30 local time, a Piper PA-28-161 registered N436ND, operated by Fly By Knight Inc, was involved in an accident near Houma, Louisiana, 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

19 September 2010 at 21:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Houma, Louisiana, United States

Nearest airport

Houma Terrabonne (KHUM)

Coordinates

29.5664, -90.6603

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-161

Registration

N436ND

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Fly By Knight Inc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Hammond → Hammond

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN10CA547

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s inadequate compensation for the crosswind while landing, which resulted in a loss of directional control.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

During landing, the airplane encountered a crosswind and the pilot experienced a loss of directional control. The airplane departed off the side of the runway and the left wing collided with a runway sign, resulting in substantial damage to the leading edge of the wing. The airport's weather reporting station reported that at the time of the accident there was a crosswind of 8 knots. The pilot reported no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.