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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32R-301 · Stanley, ID · September 15, 2021

Date
September 15, 2021 · 16:45 local
Place
Stanley, ID
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
R9SA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N529PE
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR21LA347
Reported as
Piper PA-32R-301
Reported engine
Lycoming IO-540 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
2,064 total349 in this make and model95 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilots first attempt to land was unsuccessful in maintaining directional control due to crosswind. Second attempt, aircraft touched down hard than veered to the right and ran off the runway. Aircraft rolled over large boulders and came to rest facing the opposite direction.

As the FAA filed it

PILOTS FIRST ATTEMPT TO LAND WAS UNSUCCESSFUL IN MAINTAINING DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DUE TO CROSSWIND. SECOND ATTEMPT, AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN HARD THAN VEERED TO THE RIGHT AND RAN OFF THE RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT ROLLED OVER LARGE BOULDERS AND CAME TO REST FACING THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.