# Accident 20010808020759A: Piper PA24250, Thompson Falls, MT, August 8, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 2001, 21:00 local time
- Place: Thompson Falls, MT
- Airport: Thompson Falls Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.5595° N, 115.4407° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.5595&lon=-115.4407&mi=10
- Aircraft: N699WL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N699WL-2003-11-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA01LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA148) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010808020759A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATED THAT JUST AFTER TOUCHDOWN ON RUNWAY 7, THOMPSON FALLS, MONTANA, HE ENCOUNTERED A STRONG GUST OF WIND ACROSS THE RUNWAY, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. THE AIRCRAFT LEFT THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND STRUCK A TREE. WIND SAID TO BE 070 DEGREES AT 15 KTS. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO ONE WING AND NOINJURIES.

## 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 SEA01LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA148), Aug 9, 2001: Piper PA-24-250 (N699WL), Thompson Falls, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation in gusting wind conditions during the landing flare. A tree was a 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.

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