# Accident 20210517009139A: Piper PA-28-151, Pinecreek, MN, May 17, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 17, 2021, 13:45 local time
- Place: Pinecreek, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.9961° N, 95.9788° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.9961&lon=-95.9788&mi=10
- Aircraft: N416RP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N416RP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-151 (registry code 7102805, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (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-28-151
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 167 total, 47 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN21LA228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA228) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210517009139A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED: WE DEPARTED AT KCKN AND HEADED TO 48Y WHICH IS PINEY. WE COULD NOT GET WEATHER AT 48Y, SO WE GOT THE WEATHER FROM KROX WHICH IS NEXT TO 48Y. AND THE WIND WAS 270@9 G19. SO, I DECIDED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 33. SHORT FINAL, WE WERE STABLE. I KNEW THAT THERE WAS STRONG LEFT CROSS WIND, SO I DID CROSS WIND CORRECTION WHICH IS RIGHT RUDDER AND LEFT AILERON. AND WE WERE SMOOTHLY DESCENDING AND RIGHT BEFORE WE TOUCH DOWN LEFT WHEEL, I FELT REALLY STRONG LEFT CROSS WIND AND LEFT WING WAS LIFTED AND OUR AIRPLANE TILTED TO RIGHT SIDE. SO I SPONTANEOUSLY USED LEFT RUDDER AND LEFT AILERONS BUT THEN I USED TOO MUCH RUDDER AND AILERONS, SO THE AIRCRAFT WENT TO LEFT TOO MUCH AND I COULDN?T CONTROL AFTER THAT.

## 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 CEN21LA228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA228), May 17, 2021: Piper PA28 (N416RP), Pinecreek, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane in gusting crosswind conditions.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.