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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28R-200 · Houston, TX · March 18, 2012

Date: March 18, 2012 · 17:35 local
Place: Houston, TX
Airport: Southwest Houston Airpark
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N56273
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN12LA189
Reported as: Piper PA-28R-200
Reported engine: Lycoming I0360 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 408 total32 in this make and model116 in the last 90 days

N56273Registration cancelled May 1, 2012 · Piper PA-28R-200S/N 28R-7335398 · Built 1973 Airframe modelPiper PA-28R-200 Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

While attempting to land on runway 9 at Southwest Houston Airpark, the aircraft was blown off the runway by a gust of wind. The instructor took control of the aircraft and to miss a hangar in their path, he rolled the aircraft hard left dragging the wingtip. The aircraft impacted the grassy area west of the hangar and slid into the corner of the building. Both pilot and student were uninjured. The aircraft substained substantial damage. The landing gear was torn from the airframe, the engine was torn from the firewall. There was damage to all flaps, wings, and windshield.

As the FAA filed it

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON RUNWAY 9 AT SOUTHWEST HOUSTON AIRPARK, THE AIRCRAFT WAS BLOWN OFF THE RUNWAY BY A GUST OF WIND. THE INSTRUCTOR TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND TO MISS A HANGAR IN THEIR PATH, HE ROLLED THE AIRCRAFT HARD LEFT DRAGGING THE WINGTIP. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GRASSY AREA WEST OF THE HANGAR AND SLID INTO THE CORNER OF THE BUILDING.BOTH PILOT AND STUDENT WERE UNINJURED.THE AIRCRAFT SUBSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE LANDING GEAR WAS TORN FROM THE AIRFRAME, THE ENGINE WAS TORN FROM THE FIREWALL. THERE WAS DAMAGE TO ALL FLAPS, WINGS, AND WINDSHIELD.

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 CEN12LA189Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportArcola, TXThe pilot did not maintain adequate crosswind correction during the landing flare and the flight instructor's delayed remedial action.Mar 18, 2012 · Substantial damage