# Incident 20140509022359I: Piper PA-22-150, Meadville, PA, May 9, 2014

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 9, 2014, 19:10 local time
- Place: Meadville, PA
- Airport: Port Meadville
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6264° N, 80.2147° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6264&lon=-80.2147&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4305A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4305A-2018-03-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-150 (registry code 7102210, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22-150
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 100 total, 5 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA14CA243](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA243) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140509022359I

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT OF N4305A CONDUCTED A NORMAL APPROACH AT PORT MEADVILLE AIRPORT, MEADVILLE, PA.  DURING THE COURSE OF THE APPROACH PHASE, THE PILOT STATED THAT WINDS WERE GUSTY WHEN ATTEMPTING TO LAND, A GO-AROUND WAS ATTEMPTED. INSTEAD OF CONTINUING THE BALKED LANDING, THE PILOT DECIDED THAT THE WIND HAD DISSIPATED ENOUGH TO ATTMPT A NORMAL LANDING. WITH SUFFICIENT RUNWAY REMAINING, THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED A GUST OF WIND WHICH THE PILOT IN COMMAND FAILED TO COMPENSATE FOR, THIS RESULTED IN THE AIRCRAFT EXITING THE PAVED SURFACE AT A LOW SPEED.

## 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 ERA14CA243](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA243), May 9, 2014: Piper PA 22-150 (N4305A), Meadville, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during an attempted go around in gusty wind conditions which resulted in a collision with terrain.

## Other reports on N4305A (1)

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

- [Accident 19880218002729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880218002729A), Feb 18, 1988: Piper STCPA22 (N4305A), Galion, OH, Substantial damage. Bounced, lost control. Veered off runway and nosed over in deep snow.

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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