# Accident 20011220036379A: Piper PA28140, Show Low, AZ, December 20, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 20, 2001, 11:00 local time
- Place: Show Low, AZ
- Airport: Show Low Municipal Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2300° N, 110.0696° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2300&lon=-110.0696&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6742J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6742J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX02LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA057) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011220036379A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE STUDENT PILOT WAS ON A LOCAL SOLO FLIGHT AT SHOW LOW AIRPORT, SHOW LOW, AZ. HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON RUNWAY 21. HE "CAUGHT A X-WIND, TRIED TO POWER OUT, BUT COULDN'T." THE RUNWAY SHOWS A WHITE MARK WHERE THE WINGTIP HIT, FOLLOWED BY THREE BLACK MARKS FROM THE TIRES, A GOUGE FROM THE NOSE STRUT, PROP MARKS, AND FINALLY A DIRT TRENCH MADE BY THE NOSE STRUT OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, WHERE THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST. NOSEWHEEL BROKE OFF (THE UPPER PORTION OF THE STRUT REMAINS), PROP/ENGINE COWL DAMAGE, AND APPROXIMATELY THREE FEET OF LEFT WING WRINKLED (MEASURED FROM THE WINGTIP INBOARD).

## 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 LAX02LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA057), Dec 20, 2001: Piper PA-28-140 (N6742J), Show Low, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions and his failure to maintain directional control. Contributing factors were a crosswind and wind gusts.

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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