- Date
- January 25, 1996, 11:00 local (16:00 UTC)
- Place
- Quincy, FL
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5912DPiper PA-22-160
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 9, 1996
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19960125000929A
- Case key
- 37975
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Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions, while beginning a flare to land, which resulted in a loss of aircraft control and collision with the ground.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot stated that as he started to flare for landing, the airplane encountered strong gusting winds and rolled into a steep bank. The pilot attempted to recover, but lost control of the airplane. The airplane then collided with the ground and cartwheeled.
Factual narrative
On January 25, 1996, about 1100 eastern standard time, N5912D, a Piper PA-22-160, crashed on landing at Quincy Airport, Quincy, Florida, while on a 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed. The private pilot received minor injuries and the airplane was substantially damaged. The flight originated about 20 minutes earlier from the pilot's private airstrip in the area.
The pilot stated that on short final approach he lost control of the airplane due to strong wind gusts. The airplane then cartwheeled on landing attempt.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5912D
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22-160
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 22-4583
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-B1A, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Willis O. Forman
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- Tallahassee, FL
- Destination
- 2J9
- Airport
- 2J9 · Quincy, runway 32, 2,963 × 75 ft, grass/turf
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
- 73
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,635 total · 883 in this make and model · 1,377 as pilot in command · 15 in the last 90 days · 8 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 60° at 19 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 50 °F, dew point 19 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- TLH, 250 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.