# NTSB FTW95LA135: Piper PA-28-235, N8514W, Hobart, OK, March 11, 1995 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: March 11, 1995, 16:00 local (22:00 UTC) - Place: Hobart, OK - Coordinates: 35.019496, -99.089836 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0195&lon=-99.0898&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 1 minor, 3 uninjured - Status: Completed, report June 19, 1995 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 19366 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW95LA135 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/19366/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA135 ## Probable cause THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR THE WIND CONDITIONS. A FACTOR WAS THE GUSTY WIND CONDITION. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - in flight, landing - flare/touchdown - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor) - compensation for wind conditions - inadequate, pilot in command (cause) - In flight collision with terrain/water, go-around (vfr) ## Analysis THE PILOT WAS FLARING FOR LANDING WHEN A WIND GUST RAISED THE LEFT WING. FULL POWER WAS ADDED TO GO AROUND, BUT THE RIGHT WING TIP CONTACTED THE GROUND AND THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED TERRAIN ON A TRACK 90 DEGREES TO THE RUNWAY. GUSTS TO 33 KNOTS WERE REPORTED AT 1609 CST. ## Factual narrative On March 11, 1995, at 1600 central standard time, a Piper PA-28- 235, N8514W, was substantially damaged during landing at Hobart, Oklahoma. The private pilot and two passengers were not injured. One passenger received minor injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the personal cross country flight from Borger, Texas to Mena, Arkansas. The pilot reported the information in the following paragraph. He decided to land at Hobart Municipal Airport due to deteriorating visibility. While he was flaring the airplane for landing on runway 17, a wind gust raised the left wing. Full power was added in an attempt to go around; however, the right wing tip contacted the ground. The airplane then "bellied in at a 90 degree angle to the runway on the grass." After exiting the airplane, the pilot noticed that the wind direction was "changing abruptly by about 30 degrees." A Federal Aviation Administration Inspector examined the wreckage and made the following observations. The first ground strike was 425 yards south and 94 yards west of the north end of runway 17 where a panel from the left wing was located. The airplane came to rest a total distance of 168 yards west of the runway. Damage included separation of the engine, the left main landing gear, and the nose landing gear, deformation of the firewall, and an upward bending of the outboard left and right wings. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N8514W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8514W-1998-04-10), registration cancelled 1998-04-10, S/N 2810015 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-235 - Registry model: [Piper PA-28-235](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (registry code 7102810) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 28-10015 - Airframe hours: 4305 - Engines: LYCOMING O-540-B2B5 235 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Bortech Ltd - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, February 15, 1995, 7 hours before - Departed: BGD, BORGER, TX - Destination: M39, MENA, AR - Flight plan: VFR - Airport: HBR, Hobart Municipal, runway 17, 5,264 × 150 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 48; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 173 total, 85 in this make and model, 116 as pilot in command, 2 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 170° at 18 knots, gusting 33 - Visibility: 20 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 70 °F, dew point 54 °F - Altimeter: 29.00 inHg - Observed at: HBR ## 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 19950311003689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950311003689A), Mar 11, 1995: Piper PA28235, Hobart, OK, Substantial damage. Drifted off side of runway on flare wing hit ground. Aircraft cartwheeled. Blamed sudden wind gust. ## Other investigations on N8514W (1) 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. - [NTSB NYC67F0148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67F0148), Jul 30, 1966: Piper PA-28 (N8514W), Biddeford, ME, substantial damage 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.