# Accident 19980620014449A: Piper PA28160, Manzanita, OR, June 20, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 20, 1998, 16:10 local time
- Place: Manzanita, OR
- Airport: Nehalem Bay State Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.6999° N, 123.9298° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6999&lon=-123.9298&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6556J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6556J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (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 PA28160
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 416 total, 236 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA98LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA98LA108) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980620014449A

## Narrative

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

ACFT RAN OFF THE RWY AND STRUCK TREES AFTER ENCOUNTERING A STRONG GUST OF WIND ON TAKEOFF. (.4)ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL, THE WINDS SHIFTED TO A POINT WHERE THE AIRCRAFT WAS ENCOUNTERING A DIRECT CROSSWIND OF 10 TO 20 KNOTS. UPON ENCOUNTERING THE CROSSWIND, THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED TOWARD THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY, AND THE PILOT ELECTED TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF. DURING THE ABORT, THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, AND THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY. AFTER DEPARTING THE RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFT CROSSED A 100 FOOT GRASS AREA AND IMPACTED A STAND OF TREES.                             (-23) ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, AS SHE STARTED HER TAKEOFF ROLL, THE WINDS SHIFTED SO THAT SHE WAS ENCOUNTERING A 10 TO 20 KNOT CROSSWIND. AS SHE CONTINUED THE TAKEOFF, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO DRIFT TOWARD THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, AND THE PILOT DECIDED TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF. DURING THE ATTEMPTED ABORT, THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO COMPENSATE FOR THE CROSSWINDS, AND THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY AND IMPACTED SOME NEARBY TREES.

## 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 SEA98LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA98LA108), Jun 20, 1998: Piper PA-28-180 (N6556J), Manzanita, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the aborted takeoff. Factors include a crosswind gust during the takeoff roll.

## Other reports on N6556J (1)

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

- [Accident 19730222002469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730222002469A), Feb 22, 1973: Piper PA28180 (N6556J), Freeport, IL, Substantial damage. Landed with acft lights off. Runway lighted.

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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