- Date
- July 7, 1986, 13:26 local (18:26 UTC)
- Place
- San Antonio, TX
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9165PPiper PA-24-260
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860707031079A
- Case key
- 22051
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Loss of control - on ground/water
Weather condition - gustsFactor
Compensation for wind conditions - inadequateCause
Directional control - not maintainedCause
On ground/water encounter with terrain/water
Analysis
The pilot was cleared to land on runway 12L when he encountered wind gusts on touchdown causing the aircraft to veer off the runway into a grassy area.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9165P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-24-260
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 24-4653
- Airframe hours
- 1,740
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540-E4A5, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Joe Kreutle
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · June 1, 1986
- Departed
- El Paso, TX
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- SAT · San Antonio International, runway 12L, 5,430 × 100 ft, asphalt
N9165PRegistration cancelled Apr 13, 2017 · Piper PA-24-260Airframe modelPiper PA-24-260Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 series
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 45
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 400 total · 100 in this make and model · 22 as pilot in command · 17 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 170° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 90 °F, dew point 66 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SAT
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 N9165P · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.