# Accident 20031105027579A: Piper PA28160, Amarillo, TX, November 5, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 5, 2003, 16:00 local time
- Place: Amarillo, TX
- Airport: Tradewind Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1700° N, 101.8258° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1700&lon=-101.8258&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5203W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5203W-2021-10-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-160 (registry code 7102806, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28160
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 30 total, 22 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW04LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04LA018) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031105027579A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON NOVEMBER 5, 2003, AT APPROXIMATELY 1600 CST, MR. JAMES KEMP INGRAM LOST CONTROL OF HIS AIRCRAFT DURING A CROSSWIND LANDING AT RUNWAY 17, TRADEWIND AIRPORT (TDW), AMARILLO, TX. WHILE ON HIS THIRD SOLO FLIGHT AT TDW, MR. INGRAM DEPARTED THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT, HIT A FENCE AND DAMAGED THE NOSE, WING LEADING EDGE, STABILATOR, LEFT AILERON, AND WINGTIPS. THE LEFT FUEL TANK WAS PUNCTURED BY BARBED WIRE, SUSTAINING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE STUDENT PILOT OR SOLE OCCUPANT. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED AND VMC WEATHER CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT.

## 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 FTW04LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04LA018), Nov 5, 2003: Piper PA-28-160 (N5203W), Amarillo, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind condition. Contributing factors were the pilot's lack of total experience in the make and model of aircraft, and the crosswind.

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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