# Accident 20000810013429A: Piper PA28160, Crossville, TN, August 10, 2000 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: August 10, 2000, 15:15 local time - Place: Crossville, TN - Airport: Crossville Memorial Airport - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR) - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 35.9496° N, 85.0301° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9496&lon=-85.0301&mi=10 - Aircraft: N5422W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5422W-2000-12-21) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Piper PA-28-160 (registry code 7102806, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-160) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: PIPER PA28160 - Reported engine: LYC O320B2B - People aboard: 1 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 415 total, 230 in this make and model - NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA00LA235](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA235) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000810013429A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (.4)ON AUGUST 10, 2000, AT ABOUT 1515 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A PIPER PA-28-160, N5422W, REGISTERED TO A PRIVATE OWNER, OPERATING AS A 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT, CRASHED ON LANDING AT THE CROSSVILLE MEMORIAL AIRPORT, CROSSVILLE, TENNESSEE, (CSV). VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PRIVATE PILOT REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM LEXINGTON, TENNESSEE, (M52), ABOUT 1 HOUR 15 MINUTES BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT STATED BEFORE HE DEPARTED M52 THAT HE OBTAINED A FULL WEATHER BRIEFING FROM THE LEXINGTON FAA AUTOMATED FLIGHT SERVICE STATION. THE FORECASTER INFORMED THE PILOT THAT THE WINDS AT CSV WERE 210 DEGREES AT 8 TO 10 KNOTS WITH HIGH GUSTS. UPON ARRIVAL IN THE VICINITY OF CSV, HE ATTEMPTED CONTACT WITH THE AIRPORT OPERATOR ON THE UNICOM FREQUENCY WITH NEGATIVE RESULTS. HE MADE A 45-DEGREE ENTRY TO THE DOWNWIND FOR RUNWAY 26, AND COMPLETED HIS BEFORE LANDING CHECKS. HE TURNED ON THE FINAL APPROACH WITH A CROSSWIND AND LOWERED THE FLAPS TO THE FULL DOWN POSITION. AS HE STARTED TO ROUND OUT, HE EXPERIENCED A GUST OF WIND, AND LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE. HE ATTEMPTED A A GO-AROUND BY RAISING THE FLAPS ONE NOTCH AND INCREASING POWER. THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH TREES AND CRASHED. A RATED PILOT WITNESS WAS STANDING IN THE DOORWAY OF A HANGAR LOCATED AT CSV, ADJACENT TO THE FINAL APPROACH FOR RUNWAY 26. HE STATED THERE HAD BEEN A CROSSWIND CONDITION ALL DAY, AND NO GUSTS WERE PRESENT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. HE OBSERVED THE PA-28 ON APPROACH FOR LANDING. THE AIRPLANE WAS HALF- WAY DOWN THE RUNWAY AND OVER THE CENTERLINE, WHEN HE OBSERVED THE NOSE OF THE AIRPLANE PITCH UP BETWEEN 20 TO 25 DEGREES, FOLLOWED BY AN INCREASE IN ENGINE POWER. THE AIRPLANE APPEARED TO TURN TO THE LEFT, THE RIGHT WING DROPPED AS IF IN A STALL, AND THE RIGHT WING TIP COLLIDED WITH THE RUNWAY BEFORE THE AIRPLANE DISAPPEARED FROM VIEW BEHIND THE HANGAR. THE NEAREST WEATHER REPORTING FACILITY AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS CROSSVILLE, TENNESSEE. THE 1450 SURFACE WEATHER OBSERVATION WAS: 3,500 SCATTERED, VISIBILITY 10 MILES, TEMPERATURE 84 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT, DEW POINT TEMPERATURE 76 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT, WIND FROM 290 DEGREES AT 8 KNOTS, AND ALTIMETER 30.07 INHG. THERE WERE NO REPORTED WIND SHEAR OR GUSTS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. (-23)PILOT WAS LANDING ON RWY 26-GUST OF WIND BLEW TACH 3229 AIRCRAFT OFF CENTER LINE, CONTINUED OVER GRASSY AREA-PILOT ATTEMPTED GO AROUND-FULL POWER-"PULL FLAPS UP ONE NOTCH" PLANE SETTLED-MARKS IN GRASSY AREA WERE 500 FEET LONG-IMPACT WITH DITCH AND TREES WITH LEFT WING FIRST. A/C SPUN AROUND FACING OPPOSITE DIRECTION-SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE-MINOR INJURIES "PILOT 70 YEARS OLD". ## 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 MIA00LA235](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA235), Aug 10, 2000: Piper PA-28-160 (N5422W), Crossville, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind and his failure to maintain obstacle clearance. The crosswind was a contributing factor. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. 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