# Accident 20061012021239A: Piper PA24260, Osage Beach, MO, October 12, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 12, 2006, 16:00 local time
- Place: Osage Beach, MO
- Airport: Linn Creek-Grand Glaize Memorial
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.1106° N, 92.6806° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1106&lon=-92.6806&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8546P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8546P-2018-02-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-260 (registry code 7102406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24260
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540*
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,467 total, 288 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI07CA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA008) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061012021239A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON APPROACH TO RUNWAY 32 AT GRAND GLAIZE-OSAGE BEACH AIRPORT (K15), OSAGE BEACH, MISSOURI, THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DAT^ STATED THAT AT ABOUT 15 FEET ABOVE THE RUNWAY HE FELT LIKE THE AIRPLANE WAS HIT BY A "WALL OF WIND." THE AIRPLANE DROPPED TO THE RUNWAY CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRFRAME. THE PILOT AND THREE PASSENGERS WERE ON BOARD THE AIRPLANE DURING THE ACCIDENT AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE NEAREST WEATHER REPORT FROM KAIZ METAR WAS: 12205Z AUTO 27009G14KT 250V310 10SM CLR 11/M09 A2992 RMK AO1 57020. THE FORECAST FOR THAT TIME FRAME WAS FOR WINDS FROM 270 AT 15 GUSTING TO 25 KNOTS. THE PILOT WAS NOT ABLE TO COMPENSATE FOR THE VARIABLE WIND CONDITIONS WITH PROPER CONTROL INPUTS.

## 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 CHI07CA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA008), Oct 12, 2006: Piper PA-24-260 (N8546P), Osage Beach, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions which resulted in the hard landing. The gusting crosswind was a factor.

## Other reports on N8546P (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20120816024529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120816024529A), Aug 16, 2012: Piper PA-24-260 (N8546P), Holton, KS, Destroyed. Aircraft N8546P was enroute to phillip billiard municipal airport from mitchell south dakota flying VFR. At 2148 local time contacted Kansas city center and…
- [Accident 20110329006059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110329006059A), Mar 29, 2011: Piper PA-24-260 (N8546P), Kansas City, MO, Substantial damage. While enroute to Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport (mkc), Kansas City, Missouri, the pilot was not able to communicate with mkc ATCT. The pilot set the…

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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