- Date
- July 11, 2013, 13:00 local (18:00 UTC)
- Place
- Weslaco, TX
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5003SPiper PA-28R-200
- Defining event
- Landing-landing roll: Dragged wing/rotor/float/other
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 5, 2013
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Central Region
- Parties
- FAA San Antonio FSDO
- FAA report
- 20130711019499A
- Case key
- 87463
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Probable cause
The pilot receiving instruction failed to compensate for the crosswind condition during landing, and the flight instructor's delayed corrective action.
Findings · 3
NTSB’s coded findings. Those marked are part of the probable cause; the rest are factors or other findings. Under each, the cases with the same finding.
Sequence of events
The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.
Analysis
The flight instructor reported that the pilot receiving instruction was attempting to perform a soft field landing on runway 31 during the second landing of the flight. The flight instructor reported that the wind was from 160 degrees at 12 knots, gusting to 18 knots. During the landing flare, the airplane was “getting pushed” off centerline. The flight instructor informed the pilot receiving instruction to put in full power and do a go-around. The airplane’s nose wheel struck a light generator on the side of the runway causing the airplane to skid across the taxiway and into the grass, which resulted in substantial damage to the wing. The flight instructor reported that there was no malfunction or system failure of the airplane before the accident.
Factual narrative
The flight instructor reported that the pilot receiving instruction was attempting to perform a soft field landing on runway 31 during the second landing of the flight. The flight instructor reported that the wind was from 160 degrees at 12 knots, gusting to 18 knots. During the landing flare, the airplane was “getting pushed” off centerline. The flight instructor informed the pilot receiving instruction to put in full power and do a go-around. The airplane’s nose wheel struck a light generator on the side of the runway causing the airplane to skid across the taxiway and into the grass, which resulted in substantial damage to the wing. The flight instructor reported that there was no malfunction or system failure of the airplane before the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5003S
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28R-200
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28R-35727
- Airframe hours
- 16,105
- Engine
- Lycoming I0360-CIC, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Praat Air Services Inc
- Registered owner
- Praat Air Services Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 1, 2013
- Departed
- T65 · Weslaco, TX
- Destination
- T65 · Weslaco, TX
- Flight plan
- Unknown
- Airport
- T65 · Mid-Valley Airport, runway 31, 4,998 × 70 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 · 2
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 28
- Injuries
- None
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Without waivers/limitations
- Last flight review
- April 10, 2012
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 915 total · 60 in this make and model · 865 as pilot in command · 113 in the last 90 days · 14 in the last 30 days
- Role
- Student pilot
- Age
- 22
- Injuries
- None
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Unknown
- Last flight review
- October 2, 2012
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 242 total · 20 in this make and model · 175 as pilot in command · 20 in the last 90 days · 10 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 160° at 12 knots, gusting 18
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Temperature
- 97 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.87 inHg
Docket · 1
The files NTSB released with the investigation on August 22, 2013, on NTSB’s docket system: statements, records, photos and specialists’ reports. 844 KB in all.
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.