# Accident 19980308002859A: Piper PA28R201T, Edgeley, ND, March 8, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 8, 1998, 12:00 local time
- Place: Edgeley, ND
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.3604° N, 98.7092° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.3604&lon=-98.7092&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9882K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9882K-1999-10-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-201T (registry code 7102813, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-201t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R201T
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360FB
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI98LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA101) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980308002859A

## Narrative

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

ACFT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON HWY 34 BUT WAS BLOWN INTO AN ADJACENT FIELD BY CROSSWINDS. EDGELEY, ND. (.4)THE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND THE AIRPLANE ON A ROAD HEADING WEST.  HE REPORTED THE WINDS TO BE 320 DEGREES AT 14 KNOTS.   HE SAID THAT WHEN HE REALIZED THE CROSSWIND WAS EXCESSIVE HE HAD ALLOWED THE AIRPLANE TO SLOW TO A POINT THAT WHEN THE GO-AROUND WAS INITIATED, THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED CONTROLLED FLIGHT AND IMPACTED THE TERRAIN.                                    (-23) ON MARCH 08, 1998, AT 1800 UTC (GMC), A PIPER PA 28R-201T, N9882K, OPERATED BY A PRIVATE PILOT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING LANDING.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.  THE TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT HAD BEEN OPERATING ON A VFR FLIGHT PLAN.  THE PILOT AND PASSENGERS REPORTED NO INJURIES.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT JAMESTOWN, ND, AT 1745 UTC TIME.

## 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 CHI98LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA101), Mar 8, 1998: Piper PA-28R-201T (N9882K), Edgeley, ND, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate in-flight planning/decision making which resulted in a delayed go-around and his not maintaining aircraft control. A factor was the crosswind.

## Other reports on N9882K (1)

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

- [Incident 19810826077029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810826077029I), Aug 26, 1981: Piper PA28R201T (N9882K), Provo, UT, Minor damage. Aircraft landed with nose gear retracted due to broken shimmy dampener.

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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