# Accident 20080418839109A: Piper PA32260, Vermillion, SD, April 18, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 18, 2008, 10:30 local time
- Place: Vermillion, SD
- Airport: Harold Davidson Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7653° N, 96.9344° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7653&lon=-96.9344&mi=10
- Aircraft: N32394, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N32394) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32260
- Reported engine: LYC O540*
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 225 total, 100 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI08CA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA121) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080418839109A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON APRIL 18, 2008 ABOUT 1030 CST, THE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING A LANDING A VERMILLION, SD, WHEN THE LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT.  THERE WAS STRONG DIRECT CROSSWIND AT THE TIME OF THE ATTEMPTED LANDING.  THE PILOT AND THREE PASSENGERS WERE UNINJURED.  THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED DAMAGE TO THE NOSEGEAR AND PROP.  THERE WERE STRESS WRINKLES IN THE UNDERSIDE OF THE LEFT WING.  THE FIREWALL WAS ALSO DAMAGED.

## 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 CHI08CA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA121), Apr 18, 2008: Piper PA-32-260 (N32394), Vermillion, SD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to adequately compensate for the crosswind condition. Contributing to the accident were the crosswind and the soft terrain.

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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