# Accident 20170618011139A: Piper PA-16, Palatka, FL, June 18, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 18, 2017, 13:55 local time
- Place: Palatka, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.6581° N, 81.6897° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6581&lon=-81.6897&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5896H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5896H-2018-08-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-16 (registry code 7101602, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-16) (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-16
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,402 total, 1 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA348](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA348) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170618011139A

## Narrative

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

UPON ARRIVAL AT PALATKA AIRPORT (28J) THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC), FLYING FROM THE LH SEAT, OFFERED TO LET PASSENGER (PAX), SEATED IN THE RH SEAT, LAND THE AIRCRAFT.  THE PAX ACCEPTED AND TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE LANDING WAS NORMAL AND UNEVENTFULL.  DURING LANDING ROLLOUT DUE TO A SLIGHT CROSSWIND THE PLANE  DRIFTED TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE PAX WAS UNABLE TO FULLY CORRECT FOR THE CROSSWIND DUE TO INEFECTIVE RUDDER CONTROL AT THE LOW AIRSPEED AND NO AVAILABLE BRAKING FROM THE RH POSITION. AIRCRAFT SUBSEQUENTLY ENTERED THE GRASSY AREA NEXT TO THE RUNWAY WHERE DUE TO THE RECENT RAIN AND SOFT GROUND THE RH GEAR COLLAPSED AND RH WING IMPACTING THE GROUND.  THE LANDING GEAR DAMAGED THE BELLY OF THE PLANE WHEN IT FOLDED UNDERNEATH THE BELLY AND TO THE RH WING TIP WHEN IT IMPACTED THE GROUND. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND NO MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED.

## 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 GAA17CA348](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA348), Jun 18, 2017: Piper PA 16 (N5896H), Palatka, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing.

## Other reports on N5896H (1)

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

- [Incident 19930626030869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930626030869I), Jun 26, 1993: Piper PA16 (N5896H), Michigan City, IN, Minor damage. High oil temperature. Precautionary landing at ultralight field. Nosed up on rollout.

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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