- Date
- October 6, 1983, 17:40 local (23:40 UTC)
- Place
- Moncks Corner, SC
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1561APiper PA-20
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19831006053489A
- Case key
- 6363
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt reported that he landed on rwy 5 with a wind from the north northwest at 8 to 15 KTS. During the landing, he encountered a gust of wind, the acft veered, and subsequently, the right main gear failed.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1561A
- Reported as
- Piper PA-20
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 20-764
- Airframe hours
- 2,183
- Engine
- Lycoming O-290-D, 135 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Charles Miller, Jr.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 31, 1982 · 48 hours before
- Departed
- W33 · Chesapeake, VA
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- 50 J · Berkeley Co., runway 5, 3,100 × 60 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 33
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Helicopter, Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,550 total · 34 in this make and model · 2,108 as pilot in command · 40 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 330° at 15 knots
- Visibility
- 8 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N1561A · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.