# Accident 20210316002629A: Piper PA-28, Myrtle Creek, OR, March 16, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 16, 2021, 16:30 local time
- Place: Myrtle Creek, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9973° N, 123.3153° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9973&lon=-123.3153&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5060W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5060W-2021-12-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28 (registry code 7102801, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28) (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-28
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 195 total, 100 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR21LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA136) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210316002629A

## Narrative

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

AIRMAN WAS RELOCATING AIRCRAFT AFTER BEING IN MAINTENANCE FOR 2 MONTHS. UPON ARRIVING AT THE  DESTINATION AIRPORTS WINDS APPEARED TO GUSTY AND VARIABLE. UPON TOUCHDOWN, AIRCRAFT WAS AFFECTED BY A CROSSWIND FROM THE LEFT AND THEN IMMEDIATELY BY CROSSWIND FROM RIGHT. AIRMAN WAS UNABLE TO KEEP THE PLANE ON THE RUNWAY.

## 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 WPR21LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA136), Mar 16, 2021: Piper PA28 (N5060W), Myrtle Creek, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll in gusting wind conditions, which resulted in a runway excursion and impact with terrain.

## Other reports on N5060W (1)

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

- [Incident 19780910018779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780910018779I), Sep 10, 1978: Piper PA28160 (N5060W), Blackfoot, ID, Minor damage. Aircraft ran off side of runway on touch and go landing.

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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