# Accident 19930428014429A: Piper PA23, La Belle, FL, April 28, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 28, 1993, 12:45 local time
- Place: La Belle, FL
- Airport: La Belle Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.6393° N, 81.3399° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.6393&lon=-81.3399&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5712Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5712Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-108 (registry code 7102204, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-108) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23
- Reported engine: LYC O235C1B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 380 total, 374 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA93LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA93LA112) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930428014429A

## Narrative

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

CROSSWIND GUST RAISED AT WING ON LANDING NOSED OVER.

## 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 MIA93LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA93LA112), Apr 28, 1993: Piper PA-22-108 (N5712Z), La Belle, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT IN COMMANDS FAILURE TO CORRECT FOR WIND CONDITIONS DURING LANDING ROLLOUT RESULTING IN THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPING OVER DURING WIND GUST ENCOUNTER.

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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