# Accident 20220712012479A: Piper PA-28-161, Kelso, WA, July 12, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 2022, 17:00 local time
- Place: Kelso, WA
- Airport: Southwest Washington Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.1180° N, 122.8984° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.1180&lon=-122.8984&mi=10
- Aircraft: N43037, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N43037) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (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-28-161
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 29 total, 25 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR22LA260](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA260) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220712012479A

## Narrative

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

DURING LANDING ON RWY 32 A GUST OF WIND CAUSED THE AIRPLANE TO VEER LEFT STRIKING THE PAPI LIGHT WITH THE RIGHT WING, OUTBOARD OF THE FUEL TANK. THE SOLO STUDENT PILOT REGAINED CONTROL AND TAXIIED TO THE RAMP.  NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED BUT THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING.  WIND REPORTED AT THE TIME WAS 280 DEGREES, 12 KNOTS, GUSTS TO 16 KNOTS.  RUNWAY 32 IN USE (40 DEGREE CROSSWIND).

## 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 WPR22LA260](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA260), Jul 12, 2022: Piper PA-28-161 (N43037), Kelso, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s inadequate flare resulting in a loss of airplane control during landing with gusting wind 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.

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