# Accident 20050121000499A: Piper PA20, Lewiston, ID, January 21, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 21, 2005, 11:15 local time
- Place: Lewiston, ID
- Airport: Lewiston-Nez Perce County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.3797° N, 117.0000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.3797&lon=-117.0000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1535A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1535A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-20 (registry code 7102002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA20
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,250 total, 875 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA05LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05LA039) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050121000499A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 01-21-2005 AT APPROXIMATELY 1115 THE PILOT OF N1535A, A PA-20 LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF HIS AIRCRAFT AND SUBSEQUENTLY GROUNDLOOPED HIS AIRCRAFT WHILE ON THE GROUND DURING A TOUCH-AND-GO LANDING AT THE LEWISTON, ID (LWS) AIRPORT ON RUNWAY 11. WINDS WERE REPORTED TO BE 050 AT 7 KNOTS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE RUNWAY APPROXIMATELY 1000 FEET FROM THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 11 FACING THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY IN THE GRAVEL BUT ON THE EDGE OF THE ASPHALT WITH NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR PASSENGER. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE IN THAT THE R/H WING WAS FOLDED UP ABOUT 30 DEGREES JUST INBOARD OF THE WING STRUT ATTACH POINT, THE R/H ELEVATOR WAS BENT UP AT THE TIP, THE R/H LANDING GEAR WAS COLLAPSED WITH DAMAGE TO THE R/H LOWER LONGERON, AND THE PROPELLER HAD A BENT TIP (APPROX 5 INCHES INBOARD FROM TIP). THERE WAS NO PRE- OR POST-CRASH FIRE.

## 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 SEA05LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05LA039), Jan 21, 2005: Piper PA-20 (N1535A), Lewiston, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll. Wind gusts and the pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions were factors.

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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