# NTSB CHI04LA022: Piper PA-22-160, N8858D, Lamar, MO, October 28, 2003 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: October 28, 2003, 10:30 local (16:30 UTC) - Place: Lamar, MO - Coordinates: 37.489444, -94.311386 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4894&lon=-94.3114&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: Serious injuries - Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor - Status: Completed, report March 30, 2004 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - Kansas City FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 58290 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI04LA022 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/58290/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04LA022 ## Probable cause The pilot not maintaining directional control, not performing an aborted takeoff and his inadequate compensation for the crosswind. Factors to the accident include the crosswind, the hangar and the building. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - in flight, takeoff - initial climb - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - aborted takeoff - not performed, pilot in command (cause) - compensation for wind conditions - inadequate, pilot in command (cause) - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor) - In flight collision with object, takeoff - initial climb - object - hangar/airport building (contributing factor) - object - building(nonresidential) (contributing factor) ## Analysis The airplane sustained substantial damage when it impacted a hangar and an off-airport storage building during takeoff from runway 03. The certified flight instructor (CFI) stated that while demonstrating a "touch and go" to a student pilot, a gust of wind caused the airplane to drift toward the buildings. The CFI reported he did not "pull up for a fear of stalling and striking the ground." The reported winds approximately 30 minutes prior to the accident were 340 degrees true at 11 knots. ## Factual narrative On October 28, 2003, at 1030 central standard time, a Piper PA-22-160, N8858D, piloted by a certified flight instructor (CFI), sustained substantial damage when it impacted a hangar and subsequently a building during the takeoff portion of a touch and go from runway 03 (2,902 feet by 40 feet, asphalt), at Lamar Municipal Airport (LLU), Lamar, Missouri. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The instructional flight was operating under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91 without a flight plan. The CFI reported minor injuries. The student pilot sustained serious injuries. The flight departed LLU at 1000. According to the CFI's written statement, he was demonstrating a "touch and go" in a crosswind to the student pilot. The CFI reported that after landing, he retracted the flaps, applied full left aileron and full engine power. The CFI stated he was unable to accelerate the airplane past 60 miles per hour or climb above an altitude of 10 to 12 feet. The CFI reported that a strong gust of wind caused the airplane to drift into the path of the buildings. The CFI stated he could not return to the runway heading because of the possibility of striking a wingtip due to the low altitude, and he "could not pull up for fear of stalling and striking the ground." The airplane impacted the roof of a private hangar and an off-airport storage building. A weather observation station, located at Joplin Regional Airport, 22 nautical miles southwest of LLU, recorded the weather conditions as: At 0853: Wind 310 degrees true at 5 knots; 10 statute mile visibility with light rain; scattered ceiling of 4,400 feet (ft) above ground level (agl), broken ceiling of 6,000 ft agl, and overcast ceiling of 6,000 ft agl; temperature 13 degrees Celsius; dew point of 11 degrees Celsius; altimeter 29.79 inches-of-mercury. At 0953: Wind 340 degrees true at 11 knots; 10 statute mile visibility; clear; temperature 16 degrees Celsius; dew point of 9 degrees Celsius; altimeter 29.80 inches-of-mercury. At 1053: Wind 350 degrees true at 11 knots; 10 statute mile visibility; clear; temperature 17 degrees Celsius; dew point of 7 degrees Celsius; altimeter 29.81 inches-of-mercury. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N8858D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8858D-2006-02-23), registration cancelled 2006-02-23, S/N 22-6029, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Piper PA-22-160 - Registry model: [Piper PA-22-160](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-160) (registry code 7102214) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 22-6029 - Airframe hours: 3179 - Engines: Lycoming O-320 160 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Operator: John Shomin - Registered owner: Jack E Gibbons - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, April 4, 2003, 91 hours before - Departed: LLU, Lamar, MO - Destination: LLU, Lamar, MO - Airport: LLU, Lamar Municipal Airport, runway 03, 2,902 × 40 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 60; injuries: minor; commercial, flight instructor; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; last flight review February 27, 2002; seat: rear; flight hours: 776 total, 7 in this make and model, 559 as pilot in command, 20 in the last 90 days, 15 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 340° at 11 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 61 °F, dew point 48 °F - Altimeter: 29.79 inHg - Observed at: JLN, 22 nm away ## 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 20031028031289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031028031289A), Oct 28, 2003: Piper PA22160, Lamar, MO, Destroyed. (-23) Instructor was demonstrating a takeoff following student practice of a landing. Wind was observed by pilot as direct crosswind from left at about 10… ## Other investigations on N8858D (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 UNK64X3816](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3816), Sep 6, 1964: Piper PA22 (N8858D), Patten, ME, 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.