- Date
- June 28, 1990, 11:02 local (19:02 UTC)
- Place
- Sitka, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9993DPiper PA-22-160
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 20, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19900628022879A
- Case key
- 41223
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Probable cause
Failure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll. The crosswind condition was a factor related to the accident.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
While approaching the airport, the pilot was aware of a crosswind condition. During the landing roll, a gust of wind from the right lifted the right wing and the left wing contacted the runway. The airplane ground looped and the landing gear collapsed. The airplane came to rest off the runway, facing in the opposite direction of travel. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane at the time of the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9993D
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22-160
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 22-6786
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-B2B, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- William R. Overbay
- Departed
- WRG · Wrangell, AK
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- SIT · Sitka, runway 11, 6,500 × 150 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
- 66
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 471 total · 471 as pilot in command · 24 in the last 90 days · 12 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 200° at 17 knots
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- -0 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Observed at
- SIT
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.