# NTSB CHI91LA284: Piper PA-22-108, N5898Z, Pulaski, WI, September 2, 1991

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: September 2, 1991, 16:35 local (21:35 UTC)
- Place: Pulaski, WI
- Coordinates: 44.659084, -88.229148 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.6591&lon=-88.2291&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 2, 1993
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 15178
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI91LA284
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/15178/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA284

## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS. THE GUSTY CROSSWIND WAS A RELATED FACTOR.

## Sequence of events

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

- Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown
  - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor)
  - compensation for wind conditions - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - flare - not attained, pilot in command
- Nose gear collapsed, landing
- Nose over, landing

## Analysis

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE WAS LANDING IN A CROSSWIND. DURING THE LANDING FLARE, A WIND GUST LIFTED THE LEFT WING. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED RECOVERY, BUT THE AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD AND WENT OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.  SUBSEQUENTLY, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED, AND THE PLANE NOSED OVER.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5898Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5898Z-2015-05-06), registration cancelled 2015-05-06, S/N 22-9763 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22-108
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-108](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-108) (registry code 7102204) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 22-9763
- Engines: LYCOMING O-235-C1 108 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Edward A. Whitlock
- Departed: Y84, MACKINAC IS, MI
- Airport: 92C, Pulaski, runway 21, 1,700 × 50 ft, grass/turf

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 53; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 130 total, 20 in this make and model, 120 as pilot in command, 20 in the last 90 days, 5 in the last 30 days, 6 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 160° at 12 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 28 °F, dew point 61 °F

## 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 19910902042519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910902042519A), Sep 2, 1991: Piper PA22108, Pulaski, WI, Substantial damage. Encountered gusty crosswind landing. Lost directional control and nosed over in a ditch.

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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