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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-22-108 · Faribault, MN · August 24, 2013

Date
August 24, 2013 · 19:00 local
Place
Faribault, MN
Airport
Faribault Municipal
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4888Z
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN13CA508
Reported as
Piper PA-22-108
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
143 total29 in this make and model13 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Pilot landed on runway 12 at fbl with wind from 160 at 13 knots gusting to 20 knots according to the pilot. Fbl winds reported at 2423Z as 150@16G21. According to the pilot, a gust of wind caught the aircraft and pushed the aircraft off the runway to the left. The aircraft contacted a taxiway light, 2 runway lights and a runway sign. The aircraft was able to be taxied to the hangar following the accident. Aircraft sustained extensive damage to the left elevator and aft section of the fuselage along with minor damage to the left landing gear.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT LANDED ON RUNWAY 12 AT FBL WITH WIND FROM 160 AT 13 KNOTS GUSTING TO 20 KNOTS ACCORDING TO THE PILOT. FBL WINDS REPORTED AT 2423Z AS 150@16G21. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, A GUST OF WIND CAUGHT THE AIRCRAFT AND PUSHED THE AIRCRAFT OFF THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT. THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED A TAXIWAY LIGHT, 2 RUNWAY LIGHTS AND A RUNWAY SIGN. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ABLE TO BE TAXIED TO THE HANGAR FOLLOWING THE ACCIDENT. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE LEFT ELEVATOR AND AFT SECTION OF THE FUSELAGE ALONG WITH MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LEFT LANDING GEAR.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.