# Accident 20090517006829A: Piper PA22150, Las Cruces, NM, May 17, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 17, 2009, 10:30 local time
- Place: Las Cruces, NM
- Airport: Las Cruces International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.2894° N, 106.9219° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2894&lon=-106.9219&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8042D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8042D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-150 (registry code 7102210, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22150
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 284 total, 144 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09CA301](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA301) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090517006829A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 CEN09CA301](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA301), May 17, 2009: Piper PA-22-150 (N8042D), Las Cruces, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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.

## Other reports on N8042D (1)

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

- [Accident 20060823017219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060823017219A), Aug 23, 2006: Piper PA22150 (N8042D), Auburn, WA, Substantial damage. (-23) After departing Auburn airport S50 for flight instruction, aircraft returned to Auburn for landing. During landing aircraft bounced a couple times on…

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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