# NTSB MIA99LA256: Piper PA-28-140, N6757W, Canton, GA, September 11, 1999

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: September 11, 1999, 12:57 local (16:57 UTC)
- Place: Canton, GA
- Coordinates: 34.240703, -84.489212 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2407&lon=-84.4892&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report June 21, 2000
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 47484
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA99LA256
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/47484/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA256

## Probable cause

the  pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions and failure to maintain directional control during.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll
  - weather condition - crosswind
  - compensation for wind conditions - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - dirt bank/rising embankment

## Analysis

Witnesses stated that a wind gust caught the airplane while it was landing in a crosswind.  The airplane veered to the left, exited the runway, and collided with an embankment.  The pilot stated that he did not  remember anything after initiating the landing flare.  An examination of the airplane did not reveal any preexisting failure or malfunction which would have resulted in the accident.

## Factual narrative

On September 11, 1999, about 1257 eastern daylight time, a Piper PA-28-140, N6757W, registered to a private owner, operated as a 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight, crashed on landing at Cherokee County Airport, Canton, Georgia.  Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time, and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft received substantial damage, and the private-rated pilot received serious injuries. The flight originated from Canton, Georgia, the same day, about 1200.

The pilot stated that he remembered nothing after initiating the landing flare.  Witnesses stated that upon landing in a crosswind, a gust caught the aircraft and the pilot lost control and veered off to the left, exiting the runway, and colliding with an embankment. A postcrash examination of the aircraft by an FAA inspector did not reveal any preexisting failure or malfunction which would have resulted in the accident.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6757W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6757W-2013-02-13), registration cancelled 2013-02-13, S/N 28-20881, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Piper PA-28-140
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 28-20881
- Airframe hours: 3173
- Engines: Lycoming O-320-E2A 150 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: James D. Hall
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, October 15, 1998, 58 hours before
- Departed: 47A
- Airport: 47A, Cherokee County Airport, runway 4, 3,414 × 75 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 53; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 70° at 4 knots
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 82 °F, dew point 59 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: MGE, 29 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19990911041349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990911041349A), Sep 11, 1999: Piper PA28140, Canton, GA, Substantial damage. (.4) Witnesses stated that a wind gust caught the airplane while it was landing in a crosswind. The airplane veered to the left, exited the runway, and…

## Other investigations on N6757W (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 MIA66F0348](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66F0348), Dec 22, 1965: Piper PA-28 (N6757W), Picayune, MS, 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.

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