- Date
- January 23, 1982, 15:00 local (21:00 UTC)
- Place
- Topeka, KS
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2872DPiper PA-32-300
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report January 23, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820123001849A
- Case key
- 72841
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot was practicing crosswind landings on runway 35. The wind was from 290 degrees at 15 gusting 23 knots. During a landing flare, a gust of wind was encountered. The plane skidded and departed the runway. The nose gear struck an ice bank and collapsed.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2872D
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32-300
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 32 7940167
- Airframe hours
- 550
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-540-K1G5, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Joseph F. Martinak
- Registered owner
- Joseph F. Martinak
- Departed
- TOP · Topeka, KS
- Destination
- TOP · Topeka, KS
- Airport
- TOP · Phillip Billard, runway 35, 5,100 × 150 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
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- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 43
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 343 total · 24 in this make and model · 292 as pilot in command · 47 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 290° at 15 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Temperature
- 64 °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.
Other investigations on N2872D · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.