# Accident 20120318003579A: Piper PA-28R-200, Houston, TX, March 18, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 18, 2012, 17:35 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Airport: Southwest Houston Airpark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.5061° N, 95.4769° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5061&lon=-95.4769&mi=10
- Aircraft: N56273, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N56273-2012-05-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R-200
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 408 total, 32 in this make and model, 116 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12LA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA189) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120318003579A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN12LA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA189), Mar 18, 2012: Piper PA-28R-200 (N56273), Arcola, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot did not maintain adequate crosswind correction during the landing flare and the flight instructor's delayed remedial action.

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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