27.9538° N, 81.6014° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at CHALET SUZANNE AIR STRIP (X25), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
April 22, 1993 · 14:25 local
Place
Lakes Wales, FL
Airport
Chalet Suzanne Air Strip Airport
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N26025
Reported as
Piper PA46310P
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,400 total1,410 in this make and model52 in the last 90 days
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.
Lost directional control on a crosswind landing on a sod runway. Aircraft skidded to left. Nose gear failed.
As the FAA filed it
LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON A CROSSWIND LANDING ON A SOD RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT SKIDDED TO LEFT. NOSE GEAR FAILED.