# Accident 20190420003119A: Piper PA-28R-200, St. Cloud, MN, April 20, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 20, 2019, 09:00 local time
- Place: St. Cloud, MN
- Airport: St Cloud Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.5481° N, 94.0697° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5481&lon=-94.0697&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40956, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40956-2019-09-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R-200
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 367 total, 316 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN19LA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA125) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190420003119A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS RETURNING FROM SAUK CENTRE AIRPORT (D39) AFTER ANNUAL INSPECTION ON AIRCRAFT. PILOT WAS CLEARED FOR 3 MILE FINAL FOR RUNWAY 13 AT SAINT CLOUD (STC) PUT THE GEAR DOWN 1/2 MILE, FLAPS WERE SET AT 25 (2ND NOTCH) THERE WAS A CROSS WIND THAT REQUIRED A CRAB TO THE RUNWAY, WIND WAS AT 180 @ 15 KNOTS GUSTS TO 20, THE PILOT VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY JUST BEYOND THE RUNWAY 13 AIMING POINT. THE PANE SKIDDED ON THE GRASS, THE GEAR COLLAPSED, THE AIRCRAFT TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY 150' BEFORE IT CAME TO REST.

## 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 CEN19LA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA125), Apr 20, 2019: Piper PA-28R-200 (N40956), St. Cloud, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during a crosswind landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s decision to land in crosswind conditions given his lack of recent…

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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