- Date
- March 28, 1988, 19:10 local (Mar 29, 1988, 02:10 UTC)
- Place
- Payson, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8524DPiper PA-22-150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed · report February 28, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880328008409A
- Case key
- 25975
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot reported that during the landing roll a dust devil (whirlwind) pushed the aircraft off the runway, colliding with the terrain resulting in substantial damage. The pilot reported that the wind velocity was 25 knots gusting to 30 as a quartering crosswind.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8524D
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22-150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 22-5752
- Airframe hours
- 2,002
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Hogle, Harold B. Sr.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 18, 1988 · 17 hours before
- Departed
- FFZ · Mesa, AZ
- Destination
- Payson, AZ
- Airport
- Pumkin Center
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
- 47
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Invalid Medical for flight
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 6,250 total · 50 in this make and model · 6,250 as pilot in command · 50 in the last 90 days · 30 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- 270° at 25 knots, gusting 30
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.