# NTSB DEN85LA107: Piper PA-28-181, N1085H, Kemmerer, WY, April 2, 1985

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: April 2, 1985, 14:50 local (21:50 UTC)
- Place: Kemmerer, WY
- Coordinates: 41.779434, -110.550346 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7794&lon=-110.5503&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 16657
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN85LA107
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/16657/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA107

## 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
  - terrain condition - snowbank (contributing factor)
  - compensation for wind conditions - attempted, pilot in command (cause)
  - weather condition - high wind (contributing factor)
  - airspeed(vmcg) - not attained, pilot in command (cause)
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, go-around (vfr)
  - airport facilities,runway/landing area condition - unavailable (contributing factor)
  - lack of total experience, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor)

## Analysis

ON APRIL 2, 1985, AN INEXPERIENCED PVT PLT ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON A RUNWAY WITH A 24KT CROSSWIND AT KEMMERER, WY. THE FAVORABLE RUNWAY WAS CLOSED DUE TO SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. ON THE THIRD ATTEMPT THE ACFT LANDED HARD AND BOUNCED INTO THE AIR. THE PLT ATTEMPTED TO GO AROUND BUT THE ACFT STALLED, VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY AND COLLIDED WITH A SNOW BANK. THE ACFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE PLT RECVD MINOR INJURIES.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1085H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1085H-2019-09-06), registration cancelled 2019-09-06, S/N 28-7790285, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-181
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-181](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (registry code 7102807) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-series) (registry code 41575, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 28-7790285
- Airframe hours: 2931
- Engines: LYCOMING O-360-A4A 180 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Jamie A. Flanders
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, November 6, 1984, 63 hours before
- Airport: EMM, Kemmerer, runway 22, 4,000 × 70 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 19; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 65 total, 65 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 270° at 16 knots, gusting 24
- Visibility: 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Altimeter: 31.00 inHg

## 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 19850402013999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850402013999A), Apr 2, 1985: Piper PA28181, Kemmerer, WY, Substantial damage. Bounced on landing, drifted over runway lights, tried a goaround, stalled, hit a snowbank. Too much crosswind.

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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