# Accident 19920316006479A: Piper PA46350P, Doylestown, PA, March 16, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 16, 1992, 13:30 local time
- Place: Doylestown, PA
- Airport: Doylestown Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3106° N, 75.1205° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3106&lon=-75.1205&mi=10
- Aircraft: N872RJ (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA46350P
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540C1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,149 total, 408 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO92LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92LA041) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920316006479A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

RIGHT WING CAME UP ON WIND GUST. VEERED OFF RUNWAY INTO WINDSOCK POLE. FULL FLAPS. EXCESSIVE CROSSWIND WERE FACTORS

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB BFO92LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92LA041), Mar 16, 1992: Piper PA-46-350P (N872RJ), Doylestown, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING TOUCHDOWN, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT GROUND SWERVE. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE GUSTY CROSSWIND CONDITION.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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