37.2710° N, 79.9414° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Roanoke, VA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
May 12, 2003 · 16:29 local
Place
Roanoke, VA
Airport
Roanoke Regional/Woodrum Field
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
CFKLW
Reported as
Piper PA22
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,000 total3,000 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The aircraft encountered wind in excess of the aircraft's operating limitations. The wind was reported to gust up to 47 knots. The aircraft was blown off the runway causing substantial damage to the airframe. privacy data omitted
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED WIND IN EXCESS OF THE AIRCRAFT'S OPERATING LIMITATIONS. THE WIND WAS REPORTED TO GUST UP TO 47 KNOTS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BLOWN OFF THE RUNWAY CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRFRAME. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^