Piper PA-28-181 N991TF

Summary

On 24 September 2011 at about 17:35 local time, a Piper PA-28-181 registered N991TF, operated by Texarkana Flying Club Inc, was involved in an accident near Texarkana, Arkansas, 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

24 September 2011 at 17:35

Classification

Accident

Location

Texarkana, Arkansas, United States

Nearest airport

Texarkana (TXK)

Coordinates

33.4522, -93.9878

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-181

Registration

N991TF

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Texarkana Flying Club Inc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Texarkana → Texarkana

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN11CA682

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing with a crosswind.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot approached the runway at a higher-than-normal airspeed, resulting in the airplane floating down the runway. While he attempted to bleed off airspeed, the pilot did not correct for a crosswind and the airplane drifted to the right. The airplane touched down on the grass adjacent to the runway then ran up onto a taxiway, where the right main and nose gear collapsed. The right wing also struck the ground and was substantially damaged. The pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.