# Accident 20030407004869A: Piper PA22150, Lexington, OR, April 7, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 7, 2003, 10:50 local time
- Place: Lexington, OR
- Airport: Lexington Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.4542° N, 119.6903° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4542&lon=-119.6903&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4857A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4857A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-150 (registry code 7102210, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22150
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,050 total, 30 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA03LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03LA055) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030407004869A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AT APPROXIMATELY 0930, DEPARTED PDT ENROUTE TO 9S9, DAY VMC CONDITIONS. LANDED AT 9S9 RUNWAY 08. PILOT NOTED THAT AIRPORT WIND SOCK WAS EXTENDED FROM SSW AND WINDS APPEARED GUSTING. AT END OF LANDING RUN, GUST OF WIND SLOWLY LIFTED RIGHT WING AND LEFT WING "DUG IN" TO RUNWAY SURFACE. AIRCRAFT THEN LONGITUDINALLY ROLLED COMPLETELY OVER ONTO IT'S BACK. INITIAL INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT REVEALS DAMAGE TO RUDDER ASSEMBLY, PROP, SPINNER, UPPER SKIN SURFACE AND COLLAPSED RIGHT WING STRUT. (DAMAGE ASSESSED AS SUBSTANTIAL BY NTSB IIC ECKROTE)

## 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 SEA03LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03LA055), Apr 7, 2003: Piper PA-22 (N4857A), Lexington, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the cosswind conditions during the landing roll which resulted in a loss of control. A contributing factor was the crosswind condition.

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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