# Accident 20120729016559A: Piper PA-16, Keokuk, IA, July 29, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 2012, 12:30 local time
- Place: Keokuk, IA
- Airport: Keokuk Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4597° N, 91.4286° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4597&lon=-91.4286&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6834K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6834K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-16 (registry code 7101602, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-16
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 377 total, 22 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12CA503](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA503) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120729016559A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN12CA503](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA503), Jul 29, 2012: Piper PA-16 (N6834K), Keokuk, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of directional control during the landing roll in a variable crosswind, which resulted in a runway excursion.

## Other reports on N6834K (1)

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

- [Incident 20050521009929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050521009929I), May 21, 2005: Piper PA16 (N6834K), Doylestown, PA, Minor damage. (-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…

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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