20171216023199I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-160 · Crewe, VA · December 16, 2017

Date: December 16, 2017 · 18:30 local
Place: Crewe, VA
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N5568W
Reported as: Piper PA-28-160
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 4 total110 in this make and model6 in the last 90 days

N5568WRegistered now · Piper PA-28-160S/N 28-662 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-160 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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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 was returning to home base at W81. On approach to runway 33 the pilot corrected for a crosswind coming from the west. On touchdown he did not correct for winds sufficiently and the aircraft drifted off the edge of the runway (east side of runway). He over corrected to get back onto the runway and lost control of the aircraft. He exited the runway into the wind and struck a ditch.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT WAS RETURNING TO HOME BASE AT W81. ON APPROACH TO RUNWAY 33 THE PILOT CORRECTED FOR A CROSSWIND COMING FROM THE WEST. ON TOUCHDOWN HE DID NOT CORRECT FOR WINDS SUFFICIENTLY AND THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED OFF THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY (EAST SIDE OF RUNWAY). HE OVER CORRECTED TO GET BACK ONTO THE RUNWAY AND LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. HE EXITED THE RUNWAY INTO THE WIND AND STRUCK A DITCH.