- Date
- May 29, 1983, 15:40 local (20:40 UTC)
- Place
- Delphi, IN
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3661RPiper PA-28-180
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830529021679A
- Case key
- 12191
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Analysis
During a local flt, the plt noticed clouds that looked like smoke approaching the arpt from the west. He stated that he decided to land to keep from losing visibility. The plt stated that while approaching rwy 18 with a x-wind from 270 deg, he had to crab to the right. He reported that he staightened the nose with left rudder & right bank. Reportedly, the acft encountered a gust of wind in the flare & the right wing contacted the ground. The acft then went out of control & crashed. The wind was reported to be from 270 deg at 16 KTS. According to the manufacturer, the max demonstrated x-wind for this acft was 15 mph.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3661R
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-180
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-5765
- Airframe hours
- 7,695
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-AYA, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Aretz Flying Service Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · January 1, 1983 · 90 hours before
- Departed
- 1L9 · Delphi, IN
- Airport
- 1L9 · Delphi Muni, runway 18, 2,900 × 50 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
- 40
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 97 total · 7 in this make and model · 34 as pilot in command · 58 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 16 knots
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 3,500 ft broken
- Temperature
- 73 °F, dew point 43 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N3661R · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.