Pilot Debrief

PIPER PA-24-250 near San Luis Obispo, CA — 2009-03-17

Final reportWPR09CA157
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Date
2009-03-17
Location
San Luis Obispo, CA, USA
Airport
SBP
Aircraft
PIPER PA-24-250
Registration
N8215P
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
None
Fatalities
0

Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswinds during touchdown.

NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that during touchdown he felt a change in the right crosswind component and his downwind (left) landing gear contacted the ground first. Subsequent right rudder corrections were insufficient and the airplane veered off of the left side of the runway, down an embankment, and impacted an airport perimeter fence. The right wing received an 18-inch-deep by 8-inch-wide indentation approximately 4 feet outboard of the wing root and impact damage to the right wing tip fuel tank.

NTSB coding

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