20010309016139I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-161 · Vero Beach, FL · March 9, 2001

Date: March 9, 2001 · 13:12 local
Place: Vero Beach, FL
Airport: Vero Beach Municipal
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N9205X
Reported as: Piper PA28161
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 129 total37 in this make and model27 in the last 90 days

N9205XRegistered now · Piper PA-28-161S/N 2841005 · Built 1988 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-161 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) The airplane departed the side of runway 29L during a crosswind landing, and the nose gear strut fork sustained minor damage. The reported winda few minutes before the mishap was 210 degrees at 10 knots. Runway 04/22 was closed and unavailable at the time, due to another airplane on that runway which had experienced a nose gear collapse about 30 minutes earlier. According to the Piper PA-28-161 poh/afm, the maximum demonstrated crosswind velocity for the airplane is 17 knots.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED THE SIDE OF RUNWAY 29L DURING A CROSSWIND LANDING, AND THE NOSE GEAR STRUT FORK SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. THE REPORTED WINDA FEW MINUTES BEFORE THE MISHAP WAS 210 DEGREES AT 10 KNOTS. RUNWAY 04/22 WAS CLOSED AND UNAVAILABLE AT THE TIME, DUE TO ANOTHER AIRPLANE ON THAT RUNWAY WHICH HAD EXPERIENCED A NOSE GEAR COLLAPSE ABOUT 30 MINUTES EARLIER. ACCORDING TO THE PIPER PA-28-161 POH/AFM, THE MAXIMUM DEMONSTRATED CROSSWIND VELOCITY FOR THE AIRPLANE IS 17 KNOTS.