ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 361139
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| Date: | Saturday 23 October 1993 |
| Time: | 15:15 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-161 |
| Owner/operator: | Southeast Airmotive, Corp. |
| Registration: | N9778C |
| MSN: | 28-7816528 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5656 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-320-D36 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Lexington, NC -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Sanford, NC (W77) |
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| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE LANDED ON RUNWAY 8, AND THAT AFTER A FEW FEET OF LANDING ROLL, A GUST OF WIND LIFTED THE AIRPLANE AND PUSHED IT OFF THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT. HOWEVER, THE PILOT REPORTED THE WIND WAS FROM 060 DEGREES AT 8 KNOTS. THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN AGAIN AT THE LEFT EDGE OF THE RUNWAY. IT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY, HIT A BERM, AND BECAME AIRBORNE AGAIN. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE AIRPLANE STRUCK A HANGAR.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING A CROSSWIND LANDING. A FACTOR WAS THE CROSSWIND CONDITION.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL94LA008
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 24 May 1986 | N9778C | Southeast Airmotive Corp. | 0 | Statesville, NC | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 16-Mar-2024 15:12 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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