- Date
- February 27, 1983, 13:00 local (19:00 UTC)
- Place
- Lajitas, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N816APiper PA-22-125
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830227008869A
- Case key
- 20845
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Analysis
The student plt was on a supervised cross-country flight flt. After arriving at an en route airport, he landed on runway 22 with an estimated crosswind from 310 deg at 10 gusting 20 KTS. After decelerating to taxi speed on the runway, a gust of wind was encountered & the acft was blown onto the left wing & nose, then over on its back. The student reported that the winds were calm when he departed on the cross-country & were forcasted to remain the same. This was the student's first flight to this airport.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N816A
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22-125
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 22-120
- Airframe hours
- 2,400
- Engine
- Lycoming O-290D, 125 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Abb Gandy
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · September 28, 1982
- Departed
- E38 · Alpine, TX
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- 17XS · Lajitas, runway 22, 4,700 × 60 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 35
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 78 total · 78 in this make and model · 32 as pilot in command · 11 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 310° at 10 knots, gusting 20
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Observed at
- 17XS
FAA reports on this event · 1
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