19870920055109A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-180 · Tucson, AZ · September 20, 1987

Date
September 20, 1987 · 16:45 local
Place
Tucson, AZ
Airport
La Cholla Airpark Airport
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7896W
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX87LA343
Reported as
Piper PA28180
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A3A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
250 total

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Veered off runway and struck a tree on landing. Impact severed a wing. Pilot blamed a crosswind. Wind almost calm.

As the FAA filed it

VEERED OFF RUNWAY AND STRUCK A TREE ON LANDING. IMPACT SEVERED A WING. PILOT BLAMED A CROSSWIND. WIND ALMOST CALM.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.