Pilot Debrief

Piper PA32RT near Mackinac Island, MI — 2019-09-02

Final reportGAA19CA520
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Date
2019-09-02
Location
Mackinac Island, MI, USA
Airport
MCD
Aircraft
Piper PA32RT
Registration
N31934
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
None
Fatalities
0

Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing with a crosswind, which resulted in a runway excursion and impact with a runway light.

NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that, while landing, the airplane encountered a sudden crosswind and drifted left. The airplane bounced on touchdown and then veered left, exited the runway, impacted a runway light, traveled through a ditch, and the main landing gear collapsed. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage and the right wing. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The airport's automated weather observation station reported that, about the time of the accident, the wind was from 360° at 11 knots. The pilot was landing the airplane on runway 26.

NTSB coding

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