# NTSB ATL84LA012: Piper PA-20, N1561A, Moncks Corner, SC, October 6, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: October 6, 1983, 17:40 local (23:40 UTC)
- Place: Moncks Corner, SC
- Coordinates: 33.190708, -79.989639 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1907&lon=-79.9896&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 6363
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL84LA012
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/6363/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LA012

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll
  - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor)
  - compensation for wind conditions - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - ground loop/swerve - inadvertent, pilot in command (contributing factor)
- Main gear collapsed, landing - roll
  - landing gear,main gear - overload (contributing factor)

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1561A-1998-04-15), registration cancelled 1998-04-15, S/N 20764 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-20
- Registry model: [Piper PA-20](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-20) (registry code 7102002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 20-764
- Airframe hours: 2183
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 33; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19831006053489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831006053489A), Oct 6, 1983: Piper PA20, Moncks Corner, SC, Substantial damage. Lost control landing in a gusty crosswind. Aircraft ground looped caught a wing on the ground. Excessive crosswind

## Other investigations on N1561A (2)

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 SEA65F0039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA65F0039), Apr 17, 1965: Piper PA-20 (N1561A), Ontario, OR, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK64X3035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3035), Jul 25, 1964: Piper PA-20 (N1561A), Nucia, CO, substantial damage

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.

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