Pilot Debrief

PIPER L-21B near Big Beaver, PA — 2009-06-22

Final reportERA09CA364
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Date
2009-06-22
Location
Big Beaver, PA, USA
Airport
BVI
Aircraft
PIPER L-21B
Registration
N10365
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
None
Fatalities
0

Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during a landing rollout with a crosswind.

NTSB narrative

According to the pilot of the tailwheel-equipped airplane, he landed on Runway 28. During the rollout, the airplane became "erratic for no apparent reason," veered off the left side of the runway, encountered standing water in the grass and nosed over, damaging the vertical stabilizer. Runway 28 was 4,501 feet long and 100 feet wide. Winds, recorded at the airport 17 minutes after the accident, were from 360 degrees true at 12 knots. A postflight examination of the airplane revealed no preexisting mechanical anomalies.

NTSB coding

Evidence available

  • 2 docket documents
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Docket documents2

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