# Accident 20061119027579A: Piper PA28140, Grand Canyon, AZ, November 19, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 19, 2006, 11:15 local time
- Place: Grand Canyon, AZ
- Airport: Valle
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.6503° N, 112.1419° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6503&lon=-112.1419&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8477F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8477F-2018-01-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 311 total, 141 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX07CA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07CA038) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061119027579A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS DEPARTED KINGMAN, AZ AT APPROXIMATELY 1100 LOCAL TIME ON A PLEASURE FLIGHT TO VALLE, AZ. ON INITIAL APPROACH TO VALLEY AIRPORT RUNWAY 1 PILOT NOTICED WINDS WERE STRONG AND AIRCRAFT WAS DRIFTING TO THE LEFT. PILOT INITIATED A GO-AROUND. ON SECOND ATTEMPT TO LAND PILOT INDUCED CROSSWIND CORRECTION AND UPON THE INITIAL FLARE THE RIGHT WING BANKED UPWARDS TO APPROXIMATELY 30 DEGREES, SUBSEQUENTLY AIRCRAFT WAS BLOWN TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT BUT AIRCRAFT IMPACTED A BERM AND CAME TO REST ON THE BELLY.

## 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 LAX07CA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07CA038), Nov 19, 2006: Piper PA-28-140 (N8477F), Grand Canyon, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind condition during the landinf roll which resulted in a loss of control and an on ground collision with a berm.and failure to maintain directional…

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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