# Accident 19960710016509A: Piper PA24250, Galena, ID, July 10, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 10, 1996, 13:10 local time
- Place: Galena, ID
- Airport: Smiley Creek Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.2593° N, 114.9706° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2593&lon=-114.9706&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5352P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5352P-2011-06-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- Reported engine: LYC O540A1A5
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 212 total, 141 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA96LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA151) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960710016509A

## Narrative

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

VEERED OFF RUNWAY LANDING ON GRASS STRIP. LIGHT CROSSWIND. HIT DITCH AND FENCE. COLLAPSED GEAR. STRUT THRU WING.

## 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 SEA96LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA151), Jul 10, 1996: Piper PA-24-250 (N5352P), Stanley, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions, and his failure to maintain directional control of the airplane, which resulted in an inadvertent ground swerve. The crosswind was a…

## Other reports on N5352P (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19930404015939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930404015939I), Apr 4, 1993: Piper PA24250 (N5352P), Farmington, NM. Rough running engine on climbout. Returned. Black smoke coming from exhaust of the aircraft.
- [Incident 19830705037519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830705037519I), Jul 5, 1983: Piper PA24250 (N5352P), Immokalee, FL, Minor damage. Landed gear up when gear failed to extend. Unfamiliar with emergency gear extension. Expired medical certificate.

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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