Piper PA 11S N5556H

Summary

On 1 March 2014 at about 16:45 local time, a Piper PA 11S registered N5556H was involved in an accident near Marlboro, Massachusetts, 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

1 March 2014 at 16:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Marlboro, Massachusetts, United States

Nearest airport

Marlboro (9B1)

Coordinates

42.3431, -71.5089

Aircraft

Piper PA 11S

Registration

N5556H

Category

Airplane

Year built

1949

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Marlboro → Marlboro

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA14CA139

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's loss of directional control during the landing rollout in crosswinds, resulting in a runway excursion and subsequent impact with a snow bank.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the pilot, he was regaining his 90-day passenger-carrying privileges since his most recent flight was about 5 months prior to the accident. He had performed one landing successfully, and on the second landing, the airplane touched down on all three wheels and was decelerating. The airplane subsequently veered to the left, departed the left side of the runway, struck a snowbank, and came to rest resulting in substantial damage to the wing strut, firewall, and fuselage. The pilot reported to a Federal Aviation Administration inspector that the wind was from the left at 5 to 10 knots and occasionally was gusting to 15 knots. He also reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or anomalies with the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.