- Date
- June 12, 1988, 13:00 local (20:00 UTC)
- Place
- Kelso, WA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1453APiper PA-22-135
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report February 28, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880612036099A
- Case key
- 40831
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt stated that he selected rnwy 29 in very gusty conditions. He believed the landing was made with no problems. As the acft slowed below 45 mph it suddenly veered to the right. The plt failed to control the drift. The acft departed the runway and overturned in the soft terrain.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1453A
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22-135
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 22-555
- Engine
- Lycoming O-290-D2, 135 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Rickey L. Braden
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 12, 1988 · 3 hours before
- Airport
- KLS · Kelso, runway 29, 4,395 × 100 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
- 34
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 63 total · 4 in this make and model · 35 as pilot in command · 6 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 10° at 15 knots, gusting 25
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.