Piper PA-28-161 N9088D

Summary

On 19 March 2023 at about 17:15 local time, a Piper PA-28-161 registered N9088D, operated by Metro Aircraft Co, was involved in an accident near Maple Lake, Minnesota, 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 March 2023 at 17:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Maple Lake, Minnesota, United States

Nearest airport

Maple Lake Muni-Bill Mavencamp (MGG)

Coordinates

45.2359, -93.9848

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-161

Registration

N9088D

Category

Airplane

Year built

1986

Engines

1

Operator

Metro Aircraft Co

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Eden Prairie → Maple Lake

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN23LA141

Nobody was injured.

The student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing with a gusting crosswind.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The student pilot reported that during landing the airplane “dipped steeply to the right” due to a gusting wind. The student pilot corrected for the dip by applying left aileron and power before touching down on the ice-covered runway. After touchdown, the airplane skidded to the left with the nose pointed to the right and departed the runway. Upon departing the runway, the nose landing gear dug into the snow which resulted in substantial damage to the engine mount. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. At the time of the accident, the student pilot was landing with an 80° right crosswind at 9 knots gusting to 14 knots.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.