# Accident 20190605005919A: Piper PA-11, Paducah, TX, June 5, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 5, 2019, 11:38 local time
- Place: Paducah, TX
- Airport: Private Grass Strip
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0211° N, 100.3275° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0211&lon=-100.3275&mi=10
- Aircraft: N78641, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78641) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-11 (registry code 7101102, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-11
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR A&C65 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 15,000 total, 400 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA317](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA317) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190605005919A

## Narrative

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

PILOT EVALUATED HIS PRIVATE GRASS STRIP AND DECIDED TO LAND ON CR 101 BECAUSE OF RECENT HEAVY RAINS. HE WAS CONCERNED THAT THE GRASS STRIP WAS TOO WET AND SOFT.  DURING LANDING THE AIRCRAFT SLEWED OFF TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE COUNTY ROAD AND NOSED OVER. THE LEFT WING AND WING STRUT WERE BENT AND THE RUDDER WAS CRUSHED ALONG THE TOP.

## 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 GAA19CA317](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA317), Jun 5, 2019: Piper PA 11 (N78641), Paducah, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing on a road in crosswind conditions, which resulted in the airplane exiting the road and subsequently nosing over.

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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