# Accident 20100910044719A: Piper PA-22-150, Atkinson, NE, September 10, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 10, 2010, 19:45 local time
- Place: Atkinson, NE
- Airport: Stuart-Atkinson Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5607° N, 99.0375° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5607&lon=-99.0375&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6064D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6064D) (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 PA-22-150
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 250 total, 35 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10CA544](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA544) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100910044719A

## Narrative

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

AT APPROXIMATELY 1945 ON 09/10/2010, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS PILOTING N6064D ON 8V2 AIRPORT FOR A LOCAL FLIGHT AROUND ATKINSON, NEBRASKA. DURING THE FLIGHT, A QUICK MOVING GUST FRONT APPROACHED ATKINSON, AND ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SAID HE BECAME CONCERNED WITH THE WIND AND DECIDED TO TERMINATE HIS FLIGHT. WHILE HE WAS ON SHORT FINAL FOR RUNWAY 029 AT ATKINSON, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED A GUST OF WIND CAUGHT HIS RIGHT WING, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO LOSE LIFT AND IMPACT THE RUNWAY, DAMAGING THE PROPELLER AND CAUSING THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR TO COLLAPSE. THE AIRCRAFT SPUN 180 DEGREES TO THE LEFT AND SLID 50 FEET OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 029. NO INJURIES WERE INCURRED BY THE PILOT OR PASSENGERS.

## 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 CEN10CA544](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA544), Sep 11, 2010: Piper PA22 (N6064D), Atkinson, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing with a crosswind.

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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