# Accident 19990406003119A: Piper PA28161, Zelienople, PA, April 6, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 6, 1999, 18:45 local time
- Place: Zelienople, PA
- Airport: Zelienople Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7793° N, 80.1402° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7793&lon=-80.1402&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8133H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8133H-2002-02-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD99LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD99LA037) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990406003119A

## Narrative

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

ACFT WAS ON FINAL APPROACH OVER RWY 17-35 WHEN IT WAS LIFTED BY A GUST OF WIND AND STRUCK SOME TREES, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (-23)THE PILOT (SOLE OCCUPANT) STATED HE WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE RIGHT DRIFTING MOTION OF THE AIRPLANE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON RUNWAY 35.  CONSEQUENTLY, THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED SMARTLY FROM THE RUNWAY SURFACE, WHILE CONTINUING THE RIGHT DRIFT, AND CRASHED INTO A SMALL TICKET OF TREES THAT BORDERS THE RUNWAY'S RIGHT FLANK.  THE PURPOSE OF THE FLIGHT WAS TO PRACTICE CROSSWIND TAKEOFFS AND 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 IAD99LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD99LA037), Apr 6, 1999: Piper PA-28-161 (N8133H), Zelienople, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight planning to practice crosswind landings in wind that exceeded the airplane's demonstrated capability and his failure to maintain directional control. A factor in the…

## Other reports on N8133H (1)

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

- [Incident 19970904029819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970904029819I), Sep 4, 1997: Piper PA28161 (N8133H), Greenville, SC, Minor damage. Narrative: pilot collided his left wing tip with the right wing tip of another low wing aircraft that was parked on the ramp. [privacy data omitted] During 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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