- Date
- May 19, 1995, 13:00 local (18:00 UTC)
- Place
- Hutchinson, MN
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1097APiper PA-18
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report January 29, 1996
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19950519012109A
- Case key
- 9889
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Probable cause
the pilot's not maintaining aircraft control. A factor was the crosswind condition.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The conventional gear airplane was landing on runway 33. The pilot reported that the wind was from 270 degrees at 15 to 20KNOTS. When the pilot attempted to abort the landing, control was lost and the airplane impacted the terrain.
Factual narrative
On May 19, 1995, at 1300 central daylight time, a Piper PA-18, N1097A, operated by a commercial rated pilot sustained substantial damage when directional control was lost during a landing on runway 33 at Hutchinson, Minnesota. The pilot reported no injuries and the passenger received minor injuries. The personal 14 CFR Part 91 flight was operating in visual meteorological conditions. No flight plan was on file. The local flight departed at approximately 1200.
The pilot stated that the wind was from 270 degrees at 15 to 20 knots at the time he was landing on runway 33. He said he attempted to abort the landing, and during the attempt the wing impacted the ground. He said he thought there may have been wind shear and that the airplane stalled.
A weather observation taken at the accident airport about 15 minutes after the accident showed winds of 290 degrees at 12 knots.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1097A
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18-685
- Airframe hours
- 3,148
- Engine
- Lycoming O-290-D, 125 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Hantge, Robert J.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 29, 1995 · 75 hours before
- Departed
- HCD
- Airport
- HCD · Hutchinson Municipal, runway 33, 4,000 × 75 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
- 33
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 1,153 total · 15 in this make and model · 1,101 as pilot in command · 92 in the last 90 days · 36 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 290° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F, dew point 36 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- HCD
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.