# Accident 20110423008709A: Piper PA-28-180, Lake Wales, FL, April 23, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 23, 2011, 16:20 local time
- Place: Lake Wales, FL
- Airport: Chalet Suzanne Air Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.9522° N, 81.6008° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9522&lon=-81.6008&mi=10
- Aircraft: N57WV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N57WV-2018-03-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-180
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 700 total, 687 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA11CA259](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA259) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110423008709A

## Narrative

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

ON SATURDAY 23 APR 2011, N57WV, A 1968 PA-28-180 "CHEROKEE D", PILOTED BY JAMES T. LYCETT, EXPERIENCED LOSS OF CONTROL UPON LANDING ROLLOUT ON RW 18 AT CHALET SUZANNE AIR STRIP (X25), LAKE WALES, FL.  WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REGAIN CONTROL AT THE LEFT EDGE OF THE GRASS RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFT'S LEFT MLG STRUCK A DITCH, AND THE AIRCRAFT GROUNDLOOPED TO A STOP.  THERE WERE NO INJURIES, BUT THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING AND LMLG.  VMC CONDITIONS PREVAILED.  PILOT DESCRIBED NEGLIGIBLE CROSSWIND ON APPROACH, BUT ABRUPT WIND EVENT WHICH CAUSED LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON ROLLOUT.  PILOT'S DESCRIPTION OF WIND EVENT RESEMBLES MECHANICAL TURBULENCE, POSSIBLY FROM HANGAR AND OPEN AREA ADJACENT TO RUNWAY 18 IVO ROLLOUT.   KBOW AUTOMATED METAR AT TIME OF ACCIDENT REPORTED WINDS OF 140-8, WHICH IMPLIES A LEFT CROSSWIND OF 5.6 KT.

## 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 ERA11CA259](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA259), Apr 23, 2011: Piper PA-28-180 (N57WV), Lake Wales, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.

## Other reports on N57WV (1)

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

- [Accident 20151105021719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151105021719A), Nov 5, 2015: Piper PA-28-180 (N57WV), Habersham, GA, Destroyed, 3 fatal. On November 5, 2015, this office was notified 06:30 local time by the FAA roc that a Piper PA-28-180, N57WV serial number 28-4648 owned and operated by a…

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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