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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-16 · Keokuk, IA · July 29, 2012

Date: July 29, 2012 · 12:30 local
Place: Keokuk, IA
Airport: Keokuk Municipal
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N6834K
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN12CA503
Reported as: Piper PA-16
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-235 series
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 377 total22 in this make and model18 in the last 90 days

N6834KRegistered now · Piper PA-16S/N 16-669 Airframe modelPiper PA-16 Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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What happened

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

The pilot indicated the initial 3 point landing was good. On roll out right wing lifted, control input to lower right wing ineffective, aircraft swerved,veered right and continued to the right coming to rest just off right side of runway in grass. The aircraft substained the following damage, left wing tip. Tail wheel springs displaced and fuselage wrinkled forward of vertical stabilizer.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT INDICATED THE INITIAL 3 POINT LANDING WAS GOOD. ON ROLL OUT RIGHT WING LIFTED, CONTROL INPUT TO LOWER RIGHT WING INEFFECTIVE, AIRCRAFT SWERVED,VEERED RIGHT AND CONTINUED TO THE RIGHT COMING TO REST JUST OFF RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY IN GRASS. THE AIRCRAFT SUBSTAINED THE FOLLOWING DAMAGE, LEFT WING TIP. TAIL WHEEL SPRINGS DISPLACED AND FUSELAGE WRINKLED FORWARD OF VERTICAL STABILIZER.

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 CEN12CA503Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportKeokuk, IAThe pilot’s loss of directional control during the landing roll in a variable crosswind, which resulted in a runway excursion.Jul 29, 2012 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N6834K · 1

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

Incident 20050521009929IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Doylestown, PA(-23) During landing at the Doylestown Airport on rwy 5, winds were reported light from the northwest, the pilot reported that the right wing dropped, the right gear support collapsed and the right wheel came off. The final result was a pilot induced ground…May 21, 2005 · Minor damage