# NTSB CHI90LA005: Piper PA-28, N6306W, Toledo, OH, October 7, 1989

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: October 7, 1989, 14:40 local (18:40 UTC)
- Place: Toledo, OH
- Location: 41.5868° N, 83.8078° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at EUGENE F KRANZ TOLEDO EXPRESS (TOL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5868&lon=-83.8078&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 28, 1991
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 14573
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI90LA005
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/14573/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA005

## Probable cause

FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, WHICH RESULTED IN A GROUND SWERVE. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE CROSSWIND AND THE PILOT'S IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITION.

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - flare/touchdown
  - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor)
  - compensation for wind conditions - improper, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - go-around - attempted
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - ground loop/swerve - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)
- Dragged wing,rotor,pod,float or tail/skid, landing

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6306W](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6306W), registered now, S/N 28-20350 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 28-20350
- Airframe hours: 1778
- Engines: LYCOMING O-320-E2A 150 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Operator: Hagmaier, Rodger A.
- Registered owner: Hagmaier, Rodger A
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, August 16, 1989, 27 hours before
- Departed: CAK, AKRON, OH
- Flight plan: VFR
- Airport: TOL, Toledo Express, runway 25, 8,699 × 150 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 40; student; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 61 total, 14 in this make and model, 22 as pilot in command, 14 in the last 90 days, 14 in the last 30 days, 3 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 320° at 11 knots
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 5,500 ft broken
- Temperature: 54 °F, dew point 28 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: TOL

## 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 19891007043879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891007043879A), Oct 7, 1989: Piper PA28140, Toledo, OH, Substantial damage. Leveled off high,drifted in crosswind. Began go around but hit runway. Lost directional control and dragged a wing.

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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