Piper PA-28-180 N57WV
23 April 2011 · Lake Wales, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 23 April 2011 at about 19:15 local time, a Piper PA-28-180 registered N57WV, operated by Lycett James T, was involved in an accident near Lake Wales, Florida, United States. 3 people were 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 19:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Lake Wales, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Chalet Suzanne Air Strip (X25)
- Coordinates
- 27.9522, -81.6008
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-180
- Registration
- N57WV
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Lycett James T
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Fort Pierce → Lake Wales
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ERA11CA259
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control 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 stated that during the landing roll the airplane encountered a gust of wind and veered off the left side of the turf runway. After the pilot regained control, he attempted to avoid a ditch by applying right rudder. He was unsuccessful in correcting the airplane's alignment and the left main landing gear impacted the ditch, resulting in substantial damage to the left wing spar. The pilot reported there were no preexisting mechanical anomalies with the airplane.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-28 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Feb 2011 | Piper PA-28-181 | Phoenix, Arizona, United States | TransPac Aviation Academy | Fatal | 3 |
| 24 Sep 2011 | Piper PA-28-181 | Texarkana, Arkansas, United States | Texarkana Flying Club Inc | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jul 2011 | Piper PA-28-161 | Crystal River, Florida, United States | Tailwheels Etc | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jul 2011 | Piper PA-28-140 | Adams, New York, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 16 Sep 2011 | Piper PA 28 | Montpellier, France | - | Unknown | - |
| 22 Apr 2011 | Piper PA-28-161 | Meriden, Connecticut, United States | Persaud Munidat | No injuries | - |
All 9,402 records for this type
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