# Accident 20221028016909A: Piper PA-24-250, Columbia, SC, October 28, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 28, 2022, 11:59 local time
- Place: Columbia, SC
- Airport: Jim Hamilton-L.B. Owens Airpor
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9705° N, 80.9952° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9705&lon=-80.9952&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5153P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5153P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24-250
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 325 total, 139 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA23LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA052) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221028016909A

## Narrative

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

ON OCTOBER 28, 2022 AT APPROXIMATELY 1159 HOURS (LOCAL), ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 31 AT JIM HAMILTON-L.B. OWENS AIRPORT (CUB) WITH A RIGHT CROSSWIND.  DURING TOUCHDOWN THE PIC MIS-MANAGED THE CONTROLS AND THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT, IMPACTING A DITCH AND BERM.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTIAL DAMAGE.  NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR PASSENGER.

## 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 ERA23LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA052), Oct 28, 2022: Piper PA-24-250 (N5153P), Columbia, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the crosswind landing.

## Other reports on N5153P (2)

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

- [Incident 19920120011829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920120011829I), Jan 20, 1992: Piper PA24250 (N5153P), St Charles, MO, Minor damage. While practicing touch and go landing pilot forgot to lower gear. Landed gear up.
- [Incident 19800910070059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800910070059I), Sep 10, 1980: Piper PA24250 (N5153P), Point Lookout, MO, Minor damage. Wheels up landing. Gear switch found in down position, cb popped. No mechanical defects found.

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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