- Date
- March 30, 1991, 09:50 local (15:50 UTC)
- Place
- Burwell, NE
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2071RPiper PA-28-180
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 24, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19910330011819A
- Case key
- 15034
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Probable cause
Directional control not maintained by the pilot. Factors related to the accident were a gusty crosswind and lack of recent experience by the pilot.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot said that while attempting to make a crosswind landing, he encountered increased turbulence on final. After touchdown, the airplane veered to the left, then departed the runway which resulted in substantial damage. The crosswind component was 20 to 30 knots, about 10 degrees from the left.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2071R
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-180
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-5452
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A3A, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Linair, Inc.
- Departed
- LNK · Lincoln, NE
- Airport
- BUB · Burwell, runway 33, 3,200 × 50 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 23
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 93 total · 5 in this make and model · 65 as pilot in command · 1 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 240° at 18 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- -0 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Observed at
- ODX, 15 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.
Other investigations on N2071R · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.