20090517006829A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-22-150 · Las Cruces, NM · May 17, 2009

Date: May 17, 2009 · 10:30 local
Place: Las Cruces, NM
Airport: Las Cruces International
Phase of flight: Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N8042D
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN09CA301
Reported as: Piper PA22150
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 284 total144 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N8042DRegistered now · Piper PA-22-150S/N 22-5567 · Built 1957 Airframe modelPiper PA-22-150 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On may 17, 2009 at approximately 1030 MDT, N8042D, a pipe PA22-150, registered to the pilot was landign at Las Cruces, NM airport (lru) to refuel after departing casa grande, AZ (cgz) earlier that day. The pilot reported that 10 or 15 seconds after touching down on runway 22, he experienced clear air turbulence and strong wind gusts from the left side of the aircraft. The gusts lifted the aircraft off the runway and put the aircraft in an unusual attitude. Another gust spun the aircraft to the left putting in into a sideways skid to the right. The right main landing gear collapsed causing the propeller to strike the ground and the aircraft subsequently slid off the runway to the left. The aircraft fuselage and right wing sustained substantial damage. The private pilot was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of this CFR part 91 flight.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON MAY 17, 2009 AT APPROXIMATELY 1030 MDT, N8042D, A PIPE PA22-150, REGISTERED TO THE PILOT WAS LANDIGN AT LAS CRUCES, NM AIRPORT (LRU) TO REFUEL AFTER DEPARTING CASA GRANDE, AZ (CGZ) EARLIER THAT DAY. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT 10 OR 15 SECONDS AFTER TOUCHING DOWN ON RUNWAY 22, HE EXPERIENCED CLEAR AIR TURBULENCE AND STRONG WIND GUSTS FROM THE LEFT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE GUSTS LIFTED THE AIRCRAFT OFF THE RUNWAY AND PUT THE AIRCRAFT IN AN UNUSUAL ATTITUDE. ANOTHER GUST SPUN THE AIRCRAFT TO THE LEFT PUTTING IN INTO A SIDEWAYS SKID TO THE RIGHT. THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED CAUSING THE PROPELLER TO STRIKE THE GROUND AND THE AIRCRAFT SUBSEQUENTLY SLID OFF THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT. THE AIRCRAFT FUSELAGE AND RIGHT WING SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THIS CFR PART 91 FLIGHT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN09CA301Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportLas Cruces, NMThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing in a crosswind. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's decision to land on a runway with a prevailing crosswind.May 17, 2009 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N8042D · 1

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

Accident 20060823017219ALevel Off Touchdown · Auburn, WA(-23) After departing Auburn airport S50 for flight instruction, aircraft returned to Auburn for landing. During landing aircraft bounced a couple times on main gear, swerved to the right and then aggressively to the left, at this point the right wing dipped…Aug 23, 2006 · Substantial damage