# Accident 19970212003689A: Piper PA28R200, Winston Salem, NC, February 12, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 12, 1997, 15:45 local time
- Place: Winston Salem, NC
- Airport: Smith Reynolds
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1396° N, 80.3193° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1396&lon=-80.3193&mi=10
- Aircraft: N15013, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N15013) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 138 total, 27 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL97LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97LA041) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970212003689A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL DURING CROSSWIND TOUCH AND GO LANDING. LEFT RUNWAY. COLLAPSED RIGHT MAIN GEAR. DAMAGED WING SPAR.                                       (-23) ON FEBRUARY 12, 1997, MR. PALMER LANDED AT INT ON RWY 04.  JUST PAST TAXIWAY ALPHA MR. PALMER STARTED BRAKING, THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO PULL TO THE LEFT.  MR. PALMER STATED THAT HE TRIED TO CORRECT WITH RIGHT RUDDER AND WAS ALSO TRYING TO PUMP THE RIGHT BRAKE TO DEPLETE BRAKE PRESSURE IN AN ATTEMPT TO RELEASE THE LEFT BRAKE THAT HE BELIEVED TO BE LOCKED.  THE AIRCRAFT SPUN-OUT CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE NOSE GEAR, RIGHT MAIN GEAR AND THE RIGHTWING (SPAR).

## 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 ATL97LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97LA041), Feb 12, 1997: Piper PA-28R-200 (N15013), Winston Salem, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions and failure to maintain directional cntrol of the airplane, which resulted in a ground swerve and collapse of the right main landing gear. The…

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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