- Date
- June 13, 1992, 13:44 local (18:44 UTC)
- Place
- Indian Head, MD
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7958YPiper PA-30
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 26, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19920613020139A
- Case key
- 37168
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Probable cause
The pilot improperly compensated for the wind conditions and lost control of the airplane after touchdown which resulted in the airplane departing the runway. An additional cause of the accident was, the delayed remedial action on the part of the flight instructor.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pilot had made a simulated engine out approach and landing. The pilot stated that as the airplane touched down on runway 17 he encounter a right crosswind and he added power to the 'good' [left] engine while the right engine was still at simulated zero thrust to 'soften the touchdown.' At touchdown the airplane veered to the right, departed the runway and struck 3 parked aircraft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7958Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-30
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 30-1054
- Airframe hours
- 3,542
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-320-B1A, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Professional Flight Service
- Registered owner
- Cyrus Crebling
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 21, 1992 · 12 hours before
- Departed
- 2W5
- Destination
- 2W5
- Airport
- 2W5 · Maryland Airport, runway 17, 3,002 × 50 ft, asphalt
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
- 53
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 3,500 total · 300 in this make and model · 3,400 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 200° at 5 knots, gusting 10
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point 50 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.