ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 284421
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| Date: | Wednesday 15 August 2007 |
| Time: | 12:55 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-180 |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | N7906W |
| MSN: | 28-1936 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1964 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3124 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Tunica, Mississippi -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Memphis, TN (M01) |
| Tunica Municipal Airport, MS (UTM/KUTA) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The 300-hour private pilot reported on a written statement to the FAA, that he entered the traffic pattern on the downwind for Runway 35. He added that the downwind entry, base leg, and final approach were all normal. The pilot further stated that "upon crossing into the blacktop of the runway, the airplane climbed rapidly 25-30 feet, like a thermal effect from the high temperatures off of the runway." He added that a prevailing crosswind from the west "drifted the airplane slightly off-center." The pilot added that he applied full power, closed the carburetor heat, and prepared for either a go-around or a soft landing further down the runway. The airplane then "lost lift and touched down in a crab due to the crosswind." The airplane touched down on the nose landing gear, skidded sideways, when the nose gear touched down the aircraft skidded sideways and :nosed over slightly" resulting in a prop strike and wing contact on the runway. The right wing sustained structural damaged. The winds were reported from 270 degrees at 10 knots.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to compensate for the existing wind conditions during a crosswind landing. A factor was the crosswind.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB DFW07CA213
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 18 October 2009 | N7906W | Oak Ridge Flyers Inc | 1 | Oliver Springs Airport in Anderson County, TN | |
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| Runway excursion | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 30-Sep-2022 16:28 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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