What happened
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On 6/8/12 at approximately 14:05 local time a PA18 (N4456Z) landed at Harris Hill Airport runway 34 in the grass and exited the landing area to the right proceeding through a fence and onto the adjacent road. The weather was VFR with wind approximately from 280 at 15 gusting to 23MPH as reported on the local instruments. Investigation indicates that the pilot failed to compensate for crosswind during landing. The pilot reported during interview that he should have elected to go around. The aircraft sustained damage to the landing gear, fuselage and tail. The pilot and passenger were not injured. A reexamination letter was issued to the pilot.
As the FAA filed it
ON 6/8/12 AT APPROXIMATELY 14:05 LOCAL TIME A PA18 (N4456Z) LANDED AT HARRIS HILL AIRPORT RUNWAY 34 IN THE GRASS AND EXITED THE LANDING AREA TO THE RIGHT PROCEEDING THROUGH A FENCE AND ONTO THE ADJACENT ROAD. THE WEATHER WAS VFR WITH WIND APPROXIMATELY FROM 280 AT 15 GUSTING TO 23MPH AS REPORTED ON THE LOCAL INSTRUMENTS. INVESTIGATION INDICATES THAT THE PILOT FAILED TO COMPENSATE FOR CROSSWIND DURING LANDING. THE PILOT REPORTED DURING INTERVIEW THAT HE SHOULD HAVE ELECTED TO GO AROUND. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE LANDING GEAR, FUSELAGE AND TAIL. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. A REEXAMINATION LETTER WAS ISSUED TO THE PILOT.
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