# Accident 20010608011129A: Piper PA20, Winnemucca, NV, June 8, 2001 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: June 8, 2001, 22:30 local time - Place: Winnemucca, NV - Airport: Winnemucca Municipal Airport - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing) - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 40.8967° N, 117.8058° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8967&lon=-117.8058&mi=10 - Aircraft: N7783K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7783K-2013-08-13) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Piper PA-20 (registry code 7102002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-20) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: PIPER PA20 - Reported engine: LYC O290D - People aboard: 1 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 200 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX01LA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA206) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010608011129A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (.19)ON JUNE 8, 2001, ABOUT 2215 HOURS PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A PIPER PA-20, N7783K, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING A GROUND LOOP WHILE LANDING AT THE WINNEMUCCA, NEVADA, AIRPORT. THE OWNER/PILOT WAS OPERATING THE AIRPLANE UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91. THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE PERSONAL CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT DEPARTED MANDRIL, IDAHO, AT AN UNKNOWN TIME. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. THE PILOT STATED HE MADE A NORMAL LANDING AND WAS ROLLING OUT WHEN A GUST OF WIND LIFTED THE LEFT WING. THE AIRPLANE'S RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. THE RIGHT WING WAS BENT WHEN IT STRUCK THE GROUND. (-23) CROSSWIND CONDITIONS AND SEVERE WIND GUST DURING ROLL-OUT AFTER LANDING. (.4) ON JUNE 8, 2001, ABOUT 2215 PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A PIPER PA-20, N7783K, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING A GROUND LOOP WHILE LANDING AT THE WINNEMUCCA, NEVADA, AIRPORT. THE PRIVATE PILOT/OWNER WAS OPERATING THE AIRPLANE UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91. THE PILOT SUSTAINED NO INJURIES. THE CROSS-COUNTRY NIGHT FLIGHT DEPARTED MANDRIL, IDAHO, AT AN UNKNOWN TI ME. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND A FLIGHT PLAN HAD NOT BEEN FILED. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT'S STATEMENTS TO THE SAFETY BOARD INVESTIGATOR, HE MADE A NORMAL LANDING AND WAS ROLLING OUT WHEN A GUST OF WIND LIFTED THE LEFT WING. THE AIRPLANE BECAME PARTIALLY AIRBORNE AND LANDED HARD, COLLAPSING THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR. STRUCTURAL DAMAGE ALSO RESULTED WHEN THE RIGHT WING WAS BENT AFTER IT STRUCK THE GROUND. IN HIS WRITTEN REPORT, THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD RECEIVED A WEATHER BRIEFING 7 HOURS 45 MINUTES PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. ADDITIONALLY, HE REPORTED A WIND GUST AND THE DIRECTION AS CALM AT THE WINNEMUCCA AIRPORT. HE DID NOT REPORT HAVING OBSERVED THE WINDSOCK OR HAVING MONITORED THE WINNEMUCCA AUTOMATED SURFACE OBSERVATION SYSTEM LOCATED ON THE FIELD PRIOR TO THE APPROACH. THE WINNEMUCCA METAR REPORTED THE WIND INFORMATION; 270 DEGREES AT 13 KNOTS WITH PEAK WINDS AT 280 DEGREES AND 26 KNOTS, RESPECTIVELY. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATION RECORD FOR WINNEMUCCA WAS REQUESTED FOR JUNE 08, 2001, AND THE INFORMATION OBTAINED DID NOT INDICATE ANY MAINTENANCE OR OPERATION DOWNTIME. THE RECORD DISPLAYED ONLY ONE ENTRY IN THE SERVICE LOGS FOR THE FOLLOWING DAY. THE ENTRY READ THAT THE STAFF HAD "DIALED INTO THE SITE AND SAVED 12 HOURS OF 5-MINUTE DATA AFTER RECEIVING NOTIFICATION OF AN AIRCRAFT INCIDENT." ## 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 LAX01LA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA206), Jun 9, 2001: Piper PA-20 (N7783K), Winnemucca, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to obtain weather information or an in-flight advisory that would have described current wind information at the destination airport and his subsequent failure to maintain… 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. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.