# Accident 20120402004339A: Piper PA-60-602P, Philadelphia, PA, April 2, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 2, 2012, 12:35 local time
- Place: Philadelphia, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.8700° N, 75.2378° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8700&lon=-75.2378&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6902L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6902L-2012-05-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-60-602P (registry code 7106015, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-60-602p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-60-602P
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 3,150 total, 929 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12CA266](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA266) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120402004339A

## Narrative

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

•   ON 02 APRIL 2012 AT APPROXIMATELY 12:35 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME (EDT) N6902L WAS ON APPROACH TO RUNWAY 26 AT PHL.  HOWEVER, IN THE APPROACH SEQUENCE ATC NOTICED THAT THE PILOT HAD LINED UP WITH THE INCORRECT RUNWAY (27R) AND NOTIFIED THE PILOT WHO CORRECTED HIS POSITION FOR RUNWAY 26. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITION PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. AN UNOFFICIAL SURFACE WIND REPORT INDICATED THE WINDS WERE BETWEEN 340 TO 350 DEGREES, GUSTING TO 23-24 KNOTS.  THE FIELD ELEVATION IS 36 FEET. RUNWAY 26 DIMENSIONS ARE 5000 FEET BY 150 FEET; IT IS ASPHALT/GROOVED IN GOOD CONDITION; RUNWAY MARKING IN GOOD CONDITION, AND WITH CENTER LINE LIGHTNING (NOT OPERATIONAL AT THAT TIME). THE PILOT, SOLE OCCUPANT EXITED THE AIRCRAFT UNDER HIS OWN POWER. THE PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) STATED THAT HE FAILED TO PROPERLY CONTROL THE AIRCRAFT IN THE GUSTING CROSS WIND CONDITIONS, WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 ERA12CA266](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA266), Apr 2, 2012: Piper PA-60-602P (N6902L), Philadelphia, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing in gusting crosswind conditions.

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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