# Accident 19970808021479A: Piper PA28181, Glencoe, MN, August 8, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 1997, 11:45 local time
- Place: Glencoe, MN
- Airport: Glencoe Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.7597° N, 94.1392° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7597&lon=-94.1392&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2228Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2228Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 85 total, 16 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI97LA253](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA253) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970808021479A

## Narrative

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

BOUNCED AND BLOWN OFF RUNWAY ON SECOND ATTEMPT TO LAND IN CROSSWIND. LEFT WING TORE LOOSE ON TREES. UNSKILLED CROSS (-23) DURING SECOND ATTEMPT AT CROSSWIND LANDING AT GLENCOE, MN PILOT BOUNCED AND WAS BLOWN TO LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY.  BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND AIRCRAFT SKIDDED OFF LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY CONTACTING TWO TREES WHICH CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.  THIS INCLUDED PARTIAL SEPARATION OF THE LEFT WING AND DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING FROM THE LEADING EDGE TO THE SPAR.  ACCIDENT APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN THE RESULT OF INSUFFICIENT EXPERIENCE OF THE PILOT IN MAKING CROSSWIND LANDINGS.

## 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 CHI97LA253](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA253), Aug 8, 1997: Piper PA-28-121 (N2228Z), Glencoe, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing, which resulted in an inadvertent ground swerve and subsequent collision with trees. Factors associated with…

## Other reports on N2228Z (2)

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

- [Incident 19940523034239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940523034239I), May 23, 1994: Piper PA28181 (N2228Z), Superior, WI, Minor damage. Veered off runway on landing. Blamed wind gust. Tried to go around but tall grass slowed aircraft.
- [Incident 19850921060199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850921060199I), Sep 21, 1985: Piper PA28181 (N2228Z), Crystal, MN, Minor damage. Pilot flared too high, touched down and bounced back into the air. Propeller struck runway on final touchdown.

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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